raillery

Word family nounrailagerailingrailbedrailbusrailcarrailcardrailheadrailmanrailroadrailroaderrailwayrailwaymanrailerrailleryrailraillyadjectiveraillessadverbrailingly

rail·le·ry /ˈreɪləri/ noun [uncountableU]

formalJOKE friendly joking about someone 善意的玩笑，逗弄

affectionate raillery

亲切的玩笑

Examples from the Corpus

raillery• I got an affectionate send-off from my colleagues, along with much raillery and leg-pulling.• The raillery with which he had spoken to her in her early days at Vetch Street had changed its nature.• She was greeted with raillery from her fellow workers, but Jason surprisingly wasn't around.

Origin raillery

(1600-1700) French raillerie, from railler; → RAIL2

单词	raillery
释义	raillery Word family nounrailagerailingrailbedrailbusrailcarrailcardrailheadrailmanrailroadrailroaderrailwayrailwaymanrailerrailleryrailraillyadjectiveraillessadverbrailingly rail·le·ry /ˈreɪləri/ noun [uncountableU] formalJOKE friendly joking about someone 善意的玩笑，逗弄 affectionate raillery 亲切的玩笑 Examples from the Corpus raillery• I got an affectionate send-off from my colleagues, along with much raillery and leg-pulling.• The raillery with which he had spoken to her in her early days at Vetch Street had changed its nature.• She was greeted with raillery from her fellow workers, but Jason surprisingly wasn't around. Origin raillery (1600-1700) French raillerie, from railler; → RAIL2
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