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

Loanword
drollstem
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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.

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