Pleasantry
n. 幽默, 开玩笑
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
pleasantry
n
(fml 文)
(a) humorous remark; joke 幽默的话; 笑话
The children smiled politely at the visitor's pleasantries. 孩子听了客人说的幽默话, 都斯文地笑了.
(b) polite remarks 有礼貌的话; 客气话
After an exchange of pleasantries, the leaders started their negotiations. 领导人互相寒暄一番, 然後开始谈判.
🗣️ 情景例句
My boss expects me to work day and night.
我的老板恨不得我一天到晚地工作。
Can I speak to Mr. Li?
我能请李先生讲话吗？
The one behind my mother?
在我妈妈后边的那个吗？