facetiously
facetiously — 副詞
1. done or said with playful or mocking intent at a moment when the situation calls
戲謔地
以不當玩笑態度對待嚴肅話題
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
When the principal announced the budget cuts, Mei-Lin facetiously suggested they buy cheaper paper.
校長宣布刪減預算時，Mei-Lin 戲謔地建議去買比較便宜的紙。
facetiously + suggested [proposal] in response to bad news
Takashi facetiously thanked his sister for eating the last piece of cake.
Takashi 戲謔地向妹妹道謝，謝謝她吃掉最後一塊蛋糕。
The lawyer's email was facetiously written, which upset the client even more.
律師那封以戲謔語氣寫成的電子郵件，讓客戶更加不悅。
passive: was facetiously written
Kwame facetiously blamed his messy desk on a burglar who organized nothing.
Kwame 戲謔地把凌亂的書桌怪到小偷頭上，說他什麼也沒偷走。
Ananya sighed when her brother facetiously offered to teach her how to breathe.
Ananya 的弟弟戲謔地說要教她怎麼呼吸，她聽了大嘆一口氣。
facetiously + offered to [verb] for a mock proposal
- 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
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
facetiously — 形容詞
- facetiouslypositive
- more facetiouslycomparative
- most facetiouslysuperlative
1. said or done to be amusing but in a way that feels out of place or bothersome to
不當玩笑的
在不合適的場合開玩笑
said or done to be amusing but in a way that feels out of place or bothersome to others because the situation calls for a serious tone
Nadia's facetious comment about the exam made the stressed students laugh nervously.
Nadia 關於考試的那句不當玩笑讓緊張的學生們尷尬地笑了起來。
facetious + comment (attributive use)
The doctor's facetious question about funeral catering during the diagnosis shocked the family.
醫生在診斷時問了關於葬禮餐點的不當問題，讓家屬大為震驚。
facetious + question (attributive); shows the inappropriate remark explicitly
Amir knew his remark was facetious, but he made it anyway.
Amir 知道自己的話是不當玩笑，但他還是說了。
predicative: was facetious
A facetious remark about someone's cooking is rarely received as intended.
對別人手藝的不當玩笑很少能達到預期的效果。
Oliver's facetious claim that he had already read every book got a few chuckles.
Oliver 誇口說自己讀過所有書的那句玩笑話引來了一陣輕笑。
facetious + claim + that-clause
- facetious remark
- facetious comment
- facetious tone
- facetious answer
- facetious claim
文法句型
facetious + noun
be + facetious
用法筆記
Frequently paired with nouns that describe speech or expression: remark, comment, tone, answer, claim, joke, suggestion. The adjective carries a mildly negative judgement — the speaker is not genuinely amused by the humour.
常見錯誤
同根字
- facetious形容詞C1
- facetiousness名詞C2
常見搭配
常用片語
- remark facetiously
- suggest facetiously
- note facetiously
- ask facetiously
- reply facetiously
- add facetiously