快速记忆
humor [‘hjʊːmə] n. 幽默,诙谐;心情 v. 迎合,迁就;顺应
humor 幽默 ←词中词→ humorous 幽默的
eg. My grandfather has a sense of humor and often tells us humorous stories.
我的爷爷很幽默,经常给我们讲幽默故事。
——摘自《快速记忆英语单词 口袋书》
英语词源
humor:幽默,古代的四体液理论
英 [ˈhjuːmə(r)] 美 [ˈhjuːmər]
幽默、幽默感
古希腊名医希波克拉底( hippocrates )认为人体内有四种主要的液体:血液、黏液、黄胆汁和黑胆汁。如果这四种液体在体内失去平衡,人的性情就会大受影响。这四种体液就叫做 humour (或 humor ),代表了一个人的脾气或心情。
英国戏剧家班·强生写过一出喜剧:《每个人都有自己的脾气》( Every Man in His Humour )。剧中人物的性格引人发笑。因此, humour 又有了“幽默”、“滑稽”和“诙谐”的含义。
根据体液理论,一个人如果体内黑胆汁太多,就会变得“性情忧郁”。因此,表示黑胆汁的单词 melancholy 也就具有了“忧郁”的含义。单词 melancholy 来自希腊语 melanchole (黑胆汁), chole 表示胆、胆汁, melan 表示黑色,含有 melan 的单词还有 melanoma 黑素瘤、 melanin 黑色素等。
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当他告诉母亲成绩后,他端庄的母亲发脾气了。
His demure mother was out of humor after he told her his scores. -
凡是俗气的东西,她都打心眼儿里讨厌。这就是为什么现在她没有心情同你说话。
She has a visceral dislike of all things tawdry. That’s why she is in no humor to talk to you right now.
常见短语
关于”humor“(幽默)的50个短语:
- Sense of humor – 幽默感
- Dry humor – 幽默干练
- Witty humor – 机智幽默
- Sarcastic humor – 讽刺幽默
- Self-deprecating humor – 自嘲幽默
- Slapstick humor – 闹剧幽默
- Dark humor – 黑色幽默
- Satirical humor – 讽刺幽默
- Absurd humor – 荒诞幽默
- Crude humor – 粗俗幽默
- Juvenile humor – 幼稚幽默
- Sardonic humor – 冷嘲热讽幽默
- Whimsical humor – 异想天开的幽默
- Cheeky humor – 调皮幽默
- Irreverent humor – 不敬的幽默
- Silly humor – 愚蠢幽默
- Biting humor – 刻薄幽默
- Sophisticated humor – 复杂幽默
- Quirky humor – 古怪幽默
- Playful humor – 玩味幽默
- Absurd humor – 荒诞幽默
- Self-aware humor – 自知之幽默
- Ironic humor – 讽刺幽默
- Subtle humor – 微妙幽默
- Raunchy humor – 下流幽默
- Whacky humor – 古怪幽默
- Bizarre humor – 奇异幽默
- Deadpan humor – 死板幽默
- Tongue-in-cheek humor – 嘲弄幽默
- Dry wit – 干练的机智
- Goofy humor – 笨拙幽默
- Quick wit – 敏捷的机智
- Cheesy humor – 俗气幽默
- Laugh-out-loud humor – 让人捧腹大笑的幽默
- Intelligent humor – 智慧幽默
- Wit and wisdom – 机智和智慧
- Laughing matter – 值得一笑的事情
- humorously absurd – 幽默荒诞
- Burst into laughter – 突然大笑
- humor-filled conversation – 充满幽默的对话
- Comic relief – 幽默缓解
- Laughing uncontrollably – 无法控制地大笑
- humorously entertaining – 幽默娱乐
- Find humor in everyday life – 在日常生活中寻找幽默
- Quick with a witty comeback – 机智地回应
- Keep the humor alive – 保持幽默感
- Share a good laugh – 分享欢乐
- Brighten someone’s day with humor – 用幽默来点亮某人的一天
- Burst out laughing – 突然大笑
- A good sense of humor is contagious – 好的幽默感具有感染力