facetious

IPA/fəˈsiːʃəs/
KK[fəsˈiʃəs]IPA/fəˈsiːʃəs/

facetious — 形容詞

  • facetiouspositive
  • more facetiouscomparative
  • most facetioussuperlative

1. said or done as a joke about a serious matter, in a way that other people may fi

1.形容詞C2
釋義

輕浮玩笑的

用玩笑態度對待嚴肅話題，讓人不舒服

said or done as a joke about a serious matter, in a way that other people may find annoying or unsuitable because they feel the subject deserves more respect

例句

Diego's facetious remark about the budget cuts made his colleagues uncomfortable.

Diego 對預算削減所說的輕浮玩笑話，讓同事們感到很不自在。

attributive: facetious remark / comment + noun

The topic was important, so Anthony avoided being facetious during the meeting.

這個話題很重要，所以 Anthony 在會議上避免開輕浮的玩笑。

predicative: be facetious

同義詞
  • flippant

    Stronger disapproval — suggests the speaker does not care at all, while facetious is more about misplaced humour

  • tongue-in-cheek

    Milder and usually playful without the negative judgement that facetious carries

  • witty

    Purely positive — praise for clever humour, whereas facetious is often used critically

反義詞
  • serious

    Straightforward opposite — treats the topic with appropriate gravity

  • solemn

    Implies a heavier, more formal seriousness than just the absence of humour

文法句型

facetious + noun

be + facetious

be + facetious + about + noun

用法筆記

Often used before nouns such as 'remark', 'comment', or 'tone'. In predicative position it commonly takes a prepositional phrase with 'about' to specify the topic.

常見錯誤

❌His facetious remark about the terrible accident showed he did not care.
✅His flippant remark about the terrible accident showed he did not care.
💡'Flippant' is stronger and implies a lack of respect; 'facetious' is about joking with a serious subject, not necessarily about not caring.
❌She was being facetious when she said the opposite of what she meant.
✅She was being ironic when she said the opposite of what she meant.
💡'Irony' involves saying the opposite of what you mean; 'facetious' involves joking about something serious, regardless of whether the literal meaning is the opposite.