humor
英 美['hjʊmɚ]
- n. 幽默，诙谐；心情
- vt. 迎合，迁就；顺应
词态变化
第三人称单数: humors;过去式: humored;过去分词: humored;现在分词: humoring;
助记提示
1. 音译“幽默”。它是外来词，由英文音译而来的。而最初将此词移入中国的，则是林语堂。这是一个音、意两译的词，其表达恰到好处。
2. 字母h很多时候是不发音的，这里在音译的时候，就把首字母h当不发音处理。
2. 字母h很多时候是不发音的，这里在音译的时候，就把首字母h当不发音处理。
中文词源
humor 体液，心情，幽默，诙谐
来自拉丁语umor,体液，来自umere,湿的，词源同humid.在古代指人体的四种体液，即blood,phlegm,choler,black bile,血液，黏液，胆汁液，黑胆汁液，这四种体液的组合和多寡决定人的性格，心境，情绪，同时，这四种体液的组合虽然基本固定，但也会发生变化，从而人的心情也随之发生变化，引申词义兴致，心血来潮，纵容等词义，并同时引申词义逗笑的能力，即幽默感。20世纪初学者严复将该词翻译为幽默并广为流传，需说明的是，当时h是不发音的。
英英释意
- 1. a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- 2. the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous;
- "she didn't appreciate my humor"
- "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"
- 3. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling;
- "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"
- "he was in a bad humor"
- 4. the quality of being funny;
- "I fail to see the humor in it"
- 5. (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state;
- "the humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile"
- 6. the liquid parts of the body
英文词源
- humor (n.)
- mid-14c., "fluid or juice of an animal or plant," from Old North French humour (Old French humor; Modern French humeur), from Latin umor "body fluid" (also humor, by false association with humus "earth"); related to umere "be wet, moist," and to uvescere "become wet," from PIE *wegw- "wet."
In ancient and medieval physiology, "any of the four body fluids" (blood, phlegm, choler, and melancholy or black bile) whose relative proportions were thought to determine state of mind. This led to a sense of "mood, temporary state of mind" (first recorded 1520s); the sense of "amusing quality, funniness" is first recorded 1680s, probably via sense of "whim, caprice" (1560s), which also produced the verb sense of "indulge," first attested 1580s. "The pronunciation of the initial h is only of recent date, and is sometimes omitted ...." [OED] For types of humor, see the useful table below, from H.W. Fowler ["Modern English Usage," 1926].device HUMOR WIT SATIRE SARCASM INVECTIVE IRONY CYNICISM SARDONIC motive/aim discovery throwing light amendment inflicting pain discredit exclusiveness self-justification self-relief province human nature words & ideas morals & manners faults & foibles misconduct statement of facts morals adversity method/means observation surprise accentuation inversion direct statement mystification exposure of nakedness pessimism audience the sympathetic the intelligent the self-satisfied victim & bystander the public an inner circle the respectable the self - humor (v.)
- 1580s; see humor (n.). Related: Humored; humoring.
考试真题
- Break the tension with smiles and humor to reinforce the idea that this is friendly discourse and that all are working toward a common goal.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- Break the tension with smiles and humor to reinforce the idea that this is friendly discourse and that all are working toward a common goal.
2015年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C
- For another, they present the project with a funny video because good visuals and a sense of humor improved success.
2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C
- Thinking small, being engaging, and having a sense of humor don't hurt.
2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C
- It adds to the humor of the text
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
- In to day's personality stakes, nothing is more highly valued than the sense of humor.
出自-2013年12月听力原文
- This attitude would have surprised the ancient Greeks,who believed humor to be essentially aggressive
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- He has found that humor is a double-edged sword.
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- We use bonding humor to enhance our social connections* but we also may employ it as a way of excluding or rejecting an outsider
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- Though humor is essentially social, how you use it says a lot about your sense of self.
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- How do people today view humor according to the speaker
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- What did ancient Greeks think of humor?
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- What has psychologist Rod Martin found about humor
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- You may have a circle of friends who provide constant good humor, help and companionship.
2015年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
词组搭配
out of humor
In a bad mood; irritable.
情绪不好的；易发怒的
实用场景例句
- You also a great sense of humor and become interested in comedy or games.
- 你有很好的幽默感并且喜欢喜剧与游戏.
期刊摘选
- And a great of humor.
- 他还有伟大的幽默感.
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- When a person offends you or makes you angry respond with humor rather than hostility.
- 当有人冒犯了你或是惹你生气了,用幽默还击,不要报以敌意.
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- He spoke with a suspicion of humor.
- 他说话带着点幽默感.
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- Sometimes we need to humor a temper some man.
- 有时,我们需要迁就脾气暴躁的人.
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- Men are happy to be at for their humor, but not for their folly.
- 人们乐于因幽默为人嘲笑, 而不是因为他们的愚蠢.——江节明译.
期刊摘选
- Boultby and Helstone both liked good cookery ; the recherch é supper consequently put them into excellent humor.
- 博尔特比和赫尔斯通两人都喜欢美味佳肴,这顿考究的晚餐终于叫他们吃得异常痛快.
期刊摘选
- Please don't disrupt the class with your bad humor.
- 请不要用你低俗的幽默来扰乱课堂秩序.
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- I also recommend you sign up for his free Humor Power Tips Ezine.
- 我也推荐你订阅他的免费《幽默能量技巧电子杂志》.
期刊摘选
- The girl impressed her boyfriend's family with her liveliness and sense of humor.
- 这个姑娘又活泼又有幽默感,男朋友的家人很喜欢她.
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- I fail to see the humor in it.
- 我不觉得有啥好笑的.
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- Luckily, everyone's sense of humor remained intact.
- 幸运的是, 大家的幽默感丝毫未减.
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- Jack was late was in a bad humor.
- 杰克迟到了,心情不好.
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- He possesses skill abundant enough to convey his sense of humor.
- 他拥有足够的技巧来表现自己的幽默感.
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- Give it a soupcon of garlic [ humor ].
- 给它添加少许蒜味 [ 一丝幽默 ].
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- Then she'd turned the page over and added " Warmth . Humor . Kindness . Thoughtfulness. "
- 翻过一页,她又添了几笔: “ 他热情、幽默、善良、周到. ”
期刊摘选
- I admired his buoyancy and persistent good humor.
- 我很欣赏他轻松快乐的样子以及一贯的幽默作风.
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- He is distinguished for his sense of humor.
- 他以其幽默感著称.
《简明英汉词典》
- American humor is founded largely on hyperbole.
- 美式幽默主要以夸张为基础.
《简明英汉词典》
- Much English humor consists of plays on words.
- 许多英语幽默都运用了双关语.
《简明英汉词典》
- He was accused of having no sense of humor, of not being a good sport.
- 他被指责缺乏幽默感，不够大度。
柯林斯例句
- McGrath remembers his offbeat sense of humor, his whimsical side.
- 麦格拉思记得他不同寻常的幽默感和他古怪的一面。
柯林斯例句
- I attack politicians with the one weapon they don't have, a sense of humor.
- 我运用一种政客不具备的武器攻击他们，那就是幽默感。
柯林斯例句
- Their dark humor never failed to astound him.
- 他们的黑色幽默总能让他咋舌。
柯林斯例句
- The essays could do with a flash of wit or humor.
- 这些散文需要一些出其不意的风趣或幽默。
柯林斯例句
- His style of humor was very human, and that's why people cotton to him.
- 他的幽默很有人情味，这让人们开始喜欢上他。
柯林斯例句
- I think humor is a great lubricant for life.
- 我认为幽默是人生的上好润滑剂。
柯林斯例句
- Shakespeare has accustomed us to a mixture of humor and tragedy in the same play.
- 莎士比亚让我们习见了同一场戏目中的悲喜交错。
柯林斯例句
- When I was able to elicit only a gentle smile, I thought perhaps this was a commentary on my humor.
- 当我只能让人微微一笑时，我觉得这可能是对我幽默感的一种评价吧。
柯林斯例句
- Colleagues today recall with humor how meetings would crawl into the early morning hours.
- 同事们现在回忆起会议总是慢吞吞地一直开到第二天凌晨的情景，都把它当作一番笑谈。
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