facetious
英 [fə'siːʃəs]
美 [fə'siʃəs]
語源
Facetious.ラテン語のfacetus（優雅な、賢明な話し方）から。語源は不明だが、おそらくラテン語のfacis（照明、たいまつ）、語源はfocus（焦点、標識）と同じ。 後の蔑称。
英語の語源
- facetious (adj.)
- 1590s, from French facétieux (16c.), from facétie "a joke" (15c.), from Latin facetiae "jests, witticisms" (singular facetia), from facetus "witty, elegant, fine, courteous," which is of unknown origin, perhaps related to facis "torch."
Formerly often in a good sense, "witty, amusing," but later implying a desire to be amusing that is often intrusive or ill-timed. Related: Facetiously; facetiousness. "Faceti? in booksellers' catalogues, is, like curious, a euphemism for erotica." [Fowler]
例文
- 1. The woman eyed him coldly."Don 't be facetious ，"she said.
- 婦人は冷たく彼を見て、「まじめじゃないで」と言った。b>Facetious remarks are part of his stock-in-trade.
- しゃれを言うのは彼の得意技だ。
- 3.Keep it，in any case，familiar， facetious even，rather then pedantic and portentous.
- いずれにしても、それを軽々しく、滑稽に見せるには、迂闊で、夜郎自大ではない。
- 4.It has been a triple error，he has been contradictory，rebellious and facetious .
- この言葉には3つの間違いがある：彼は矛盾している！経を離れて道に背く！人気取り！
＜dl>＜dt＞5.Punning，
facetious ，irreverent，the funny man filled the newspapers and lighter periodicals with his material.
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