facetiously

IPA/fəˈsiːʃəsli/
KK[fəsˈiʃəsli]IPA/fəˈsiːʃəsli/

facetiously — adverb

1. done or said with playful or mocking intent at a moment when the situation calls

1.副詞C2
釋義

done or said with playful or mocking intent at a moment when the situation calls for seriousness, often making the speaker seem insensitive or ill-timed in their attempt at humour

例句

When the principal announced the budget cuts, Mei-Lin facetiously suggested they buy cheaper paper.

facetiously + suggested [proposal] in response to bad news

Takashi facetiously thanked his sister for eating the last piece of cake.

同義詞
  • flippantly

    stronger negative tone; suggests disrespect rather than just misplaced humour

  • jokingly

    neutral and very common; lacks the connotation of inappropriateness

  • frivolously

    more about lack of seriousness than deliberate mock-humour

反義詞
  • seriously

    simply without humour, the opposite of any joking manner

  • solemnly

    with grave or formal seriousness, the opposite of facetious lightness

文法句型

facetiously + verb

sentence-initial: Facetiously, [clause]

用法筆記

Commonly used with verbs of speaking or suggesting (remark, suggest, offer, ask). The adverb typically sits before the verb it modifies, though it can appear sentence-initially for emphasis: 'Facetiously, he added a final joke.'

常見錯誤

❌She facetiously cried at the sad movie.
✅She facetiously remarked that the sad movie was the funniest thing she had ever seen.
💡'facetiously' describes deliberate mock-humour, not accidental behaviour like crying.
❌He facetiously laughed at the comedian.
✅He facetiously asked the mourner if the funeral could be rescheduled.
💡The word only fits when the joking is out of place for the situation, not during an actual comedy show.

facetiously — adjective