humourless通常被翻译为‘一本正经的’的意思,在英美地区还有’缺乏幽默感的’的意思,单词读音音标为[‘hju:m?lis],在英语中以名词出现较多,在《英语汉语大辞典》中,共找到64个与humourless相关的释义和例句。
1.一本正经的
例句:He’s completely humourless.
翻译:这家伙毫无幽默感.。
来源:英汉新词词典
2.缺乏幽默感的
例句:And it wouldn’t be a problem if i was not perversely drawn to the very trendy, yet humourless.
翻译:本来他们不懂我也没什么 And it wouldn’t be a problem 可我就是会被那些时尚 但毫无幽默感的人吸引 if I was not perversely drawn to the very trendy, yet humourless.。
来源:牛津英汉双解词典
humourless一般作为名词使用,在常见短语或俚语中出现较多。
1. You are the perfect blend of handsome and humourless.
翻译:你是英俊和严肃的完美组合。
2. Driven, single-minded, humourless Calvin, he was such a success that his city became known as “the Protestant Rome”.
翻译:这个孜孜不倦、专心致志、缺乏 幽默感的加尔文是如此的成功, 以至于他的城市最终以 “新之家”而著称。
3. Humourless poppys, in my limited experience.
翻译:在我有限的经历中 他们都是没有一点幽默感的胡扯。
4. Police took a humourless view of the act.
翻译:警方幽默的评价了此事件。