humour
(US humor), n
1 [U] quality of being amusing or comic 幽默; 詼諧; 滑稽
a story full of humour 非常幽默的故事
recognize the humour of a situation 看出某處境之可笑.
2 [U] ability to appreciate things, situations or people that are comic; ability to be amused 幽默感
She lacks humour. 她缺乏幽默感.
He has a good sense of humour. 他很有幽默感.
3 [U, sing] (fml 文) person's state of mind; mood; temper 人的精神狀態; 心情; 脾氣
be in (an) excellent humour 情緒很好
I'll do it when the humour takes me. 我心情好時就去做.
4 [C] (arch 古) any of the four liquids (blood, phlegm, choler, melancholy) in the body that were once thought to determine a person's mental and physical qualities 四種體液(血液、 黏液、 膽汁、 憂郁液)之一種(曾認為可對人的性情和健康起決定作用).
5 (idm 習語) ,out of `humour (dated fml 舊, 文) in a bad mood 心情不好. humour (US humor) v [Tn]
keep (sb) happy or contented by accepting or agreeing to his wishes, even if they seem unreasonable 遷就, 迎合(某人)
It's always best to humour him when he's in one of his bad moods. 他心境不好的時候, 最好還是遷就他.
?? 擴展釋義
*['hju:m?]n. 幽默, 詼諧, 情緒, 體液vt. 使滿足, 遷就相關詞組: in a bad humour out of humour in the humour for sth in a good humour