badinage
英 ['bædɪnɑːʒ]
美 [,bædən'ɑʒ]
GRE
1. 说别人年龄不好，年龄不合适这种玩笑最好不要开，毕竟大家对年龄还是比较敏感的。
badinage 开玩笑来自词根bat, 张口，拟声词。同bashful , 窘迫的。
- badinage (n.)
- "light railery," 1650s, from French badinage "playfulness, jesting," from badiner (v.) "to jest, joke," from badin "silly, jesting," from Old Provençal badar "to yawn, gape," from Late Latin badare "to gape," from *bat-, the root of abash.
- 1. They bellowed pleasedly at the badinage.
- 他们还以为思嘉在开玩笑,都乐得大叫起来.
来自飘（部分）
- 2. When he reached the gate, there was the usual badinage with Charlie.
- 当他来到公园大门时, 还是与往常一样和查理开玩笑.
来自百科语句
- 3. For all the forced badinage, it was an awkward meal.
- 大家尽管勉强地说说笑笑, 这顿饭依旧吃得很别扭.
来自辞典例句
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