Humor is always based on a modicum of truth. Have you ever heard a joke about a father-in-law?
— Dick Clark
· Humor
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n. 真理;真相，事實;忠實，忠誠;現實，現實性;
?? tru相信，真實+th抽象名詞 →事實，真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他們講真話。
近義：honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反義：hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
modicum
['mɑd?k?m]
n. 少量，一點點;
"If he had a modicum of sense, he wouldn't do such a foolish thing."
要是他稍有一點理智, 他決不會做出如此愚蠢的事來.
近義：hoot, jot, minim, mite, shade, smidgen
n. 笑話，玩笑;笑柄，笑料;
vt.& vi. 開玩笑;戲弄;鬧著玩;說著玩;
?? 美人魚 j和很棒(ok)的鵝(e)開 玩笑
"They all doubled up when I told my joke."
當我講笑話時,他們都笑得直不起身子來.
近義：jest, kid, banter, rib, tease, chaff
反義：reliability, responsibility, sedateness, staidness, thoughtfulness, earnestness
n. 父親;祖先;（尤指天主教和東正教的）神父;天父;
vt. 成為父親;創立（新思想）;創造;發明（新方法）;
?? 她的（her） 父親很胖（fat） 網友：ＢＯＢ 補充：分解：胖胖的（fat）坐在椅子（h象形）上的那個人（er表示人）是我的父親
"his father's agonizing death"
他父親極度痛苦的死
近義：reproduce, breed, adopt, ingenerate, sire, beget
反義：boy, child, descendant
humor
['hju:m?]
n. 幽默，心情，詼諧;
vt. 迎合，牽就，順應;
?? 后綴:or 表示物 英文譯成中文：humor（幽默），coffee（咖啡），tank（坦克），sofa（沙發）
"Humor is laughing at what you have not got when you ought to have it."
能對應有而沒有的東西一笑置之是謂幽默。
近義：humour, oblige, please, satisfy, suit, tickle
反義：reliability, responsibility, sedateness, staidness, thoughtfulness, earnestness