| 单词 | levity |
| 释义 | levity noun[U] formaluk/ˈlev.ə.ti/us/ˈlev.ə.t̬i/humourorlackofseriousness,especiallyduring aseriousoccasion: 消遣；轻率abriefmomentof levityamidthesolemnproceedings严肃议程中的轻松一刻 Humour & humorous
levity| American Dictionarylevity noun[U] us/ˈlev·ɪ·t̬i/amusementorlackofseriousness: amomentof levity Examplesoflevitylevity Sometimes, this conclusion can have a supercilious air - niceness can easily be reduced tolevityor fecklessness. From theCambridge English Corpus What connection is there betweenlevityand heat, or gravity and cold? From theCambridge English Corpus The first is one oflevity. From theCambridge English Corpus He treated it with a littlelevityat one stage in his speech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 She needs to treat the matter with some seriousness, notlevity, in her winding-up speech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No one has accused him, or ever would, oflevity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think thelevityon the other side is rather misplaced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But it should not be treated withlevitybecause, generally speaking, such people are dependent on the legacy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The trouble with this subject is that it introduces a certain amount oflevity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The matter is taken with that amount oflevity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I thank him for bringing yet morelevityto our proceedings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But he still seems to treat these problems of industry with a certain amount of mirth andlevity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a great deal morelevityabout anything affecting the miners than about any other industry in the kingdom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been a small streak oflevityin some of the speeches; but they have been none the worse for that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These are serious matters, though we may treat them with a certain degree oflevityat this time of night. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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