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单词 jocularity
释义
jocularity
noun[U]
formal
uk
/ˌdʒɒk.jəˈlær.ə.ti/us
/ˌdʒɑː.kjəˈler.ə.t̬i/
thequalityof beinghappyandlikingto makejokes:
爱开玩笑
There's akindofforcedjocularity to his writing.他的写作有一种强迫的戏谑性。
She isknownfor jocularity in herdealingswith thepress.她在与媒体打交道时以爱开玩笑著称。
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(Definition ofjocularityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofjocularity

jocularity
When he has nothing more exciting to write about than his own health, he spices the letters up with biblical jocularities.
From theCambridge English Corpus
An exhaustive study ofjocularityin language would also need to study the treatment of the topic by other dictionaries.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Jocularityseems to be in the ear of the listener, and what the 18th century found ludicrous was no laughing matter at the end of the 19th.
From theCambridge English Corpus
One can be jocular about things but when alarm is caused thejocularityhas to stop and seriousness must take over.
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I am saddened by the air ofjocularitythat is prevailing in what should be an austere debate.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In spite of all myjocularityand sarcasm, there is a serious point.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Those whose ignorance andjocularitywas so appalling would have been much better advised to keep their mouths shut.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I notice a certainjocularityin that, but so often in matters of this kind common sense can prevail—sometimes more effectively.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There was a great deal ofjocularitythen.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It may be a matter ofjocularityto some, but it is a serious issue to others, especially those in the service.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I cannot understand why this seems to create somejocularityon the benches opposite.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is oftenjocularitywhen we consider estate agents.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That kind ofjocularityis exactly the wrong note to strike on a major social problem.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It has been the subject of some misunderstanding, and occasionally of rather ponderousjocularityin some quarters.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Withoutjocularity, services of that nature tend to multiply around persons of high estate in the ministerial or bureaucratic structure.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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