英単語

laughingの意味・使い方・発音

laughing

英 ['lɑːfɪŋ] 美 ['læfɪŋ]
  • adj.笑える; 楽しい; 笑いを伴う
  • n. 笑う; 笑い
  • v.笑う

英語の語源


laughing (n.)
mid-14c., verbal noun from laugh (v.). Laughing matter (usually with negative) is from 1560s. Nitrous oxide has been called laughing gas since 1842 (for its exhilarating effects). Davy, experimenting with the gas, discovered these as far back as 1779: "When I took the bag from my mouth, I immediately laughed. The laughter was involuntary, but highly pleasurable, accompanied by a thrill all through me."

例文


1. I thought they were laughing at me because I was ugly.
彼らが私を嘲笑しているのは、私が醜いからだと思います。

2.He carried on telling a joke, laughing his head off.
彼は冗談を言い続け、自分で笑い転げた。

3.He was still laughing when heard the rasp of Rennie 's voice.ルーニーの悲鳴を聞いても笑っている。

4.He is unpredictable,weeping one moment, laughing the next.
彼は気まぐれで、泣いたり、笑ったりしている。

5.I was tickling him,and he was laughing and giggling.
私は彼をくすぐっている。彼はハァハァと笑っている。

頭文字