drollery
🇬🇧 UK/'drɒlәri/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
Whimsical or quaint humor; an amusing joke or act.
滑稽,诙谐;有趣的玩笑
🧩 Root Breakdown
Loanworddrollstem
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eryrelating to, connected with
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Common Collocations
- 1.delightful drollery令人愉快的滑稽
- 2.comic drollery喜剧滑稽
- 3.droll wit滑稽的机智
Example Sentences
- 1.
The comedian's drollery had the entire audience laughing throughout the performance.
- 2.
His drollery provided some much-needed levity to the serious business meeting.