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facetiousness
noun[ U ]
disapprovinguk /fəˈsiː.ʃəs.nəs/ us /fəˈsiː.ʃəs.nəs/
the state of not being serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be funny or to appear clever: （尤指不问场合）好开玩笑;滑稽，诙谐
He had just the right combination of facetiousness and sincerity.他的滑稽和真诚恰到好处地结合在一起。
They both have a tendency towards a self-protective facetiousness.他俩都有一种自我保护的不正经倾向。
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facetious
Oppositional energy has given way to sarcastic indifference or plain facetiousness.
He had just the right combination of facetiousness and sincerity.他的滑稽和真诚恰到好处地结合在一起。
She straddles the line between earnestness and facetiousness.
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