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droll (rhymes with roll) This adjective describes words, facial expressions, or acts that are amusing in an odd way, perhaps somewhat whimsical. The fact that it comes from a medieval English word for goblin may help us sense its flavor.

  • The audience responded very favorably to Louis’s droll presentation of Puck; at first they weren’t sure whether to laugh or not.
  • The droll look on Jeff Foxworthy’s face made his supporters laugh even before he began his comic routine.

——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》

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droll(与roll押韵)这个形容词描述的是以一种奇怪的方式,也许是有点异想天开的方式来逗乐的语言、面部表情或行为。它来自于中世纪英语中的妖精一词,这一事实可能有助于我们感受到它的味道。

观众对路易斯对帕克的滑稽表演反应很好;起初他们不知道该不该笑。

杰夫-福克斯沃西(Jeff Foxworthy)脸上的呆滞表情使他的支持者们在他开始滑稽表演之前就已经笑了。
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