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单词 badinage
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Definition of badinage in English:

badinage

noun ˈbadɪnɑːʒˌbædnˈɑʒ
mass noun
  • Humorous or witty conversation.

    戏谑;调侃

    he developed a nice line in badinage with the Labour leader

    他在与工党领袖调侃时想出了一好办法。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And there's only so much waspish, scintillating badinage with Stereophonics one can take.
    • There is no cheery speech, no overlapping dialogue, no badinage, no heartiness - real or false - almost no voice raised in anger or twisted in sarcasm.
    • The option to close commenting after the cut-off would be lower maintenance, but then we'd lose such witty badinage as evidenced by my post on big, strong boys.
    • Amid jokes and badinage, the rehearsal started with Jimi Hendirx's Purple Haze and carried on with the entire Le Quattro Stagioni almost without interruption.
    • It was through evening storytelling and breakfast badinage with these sisters that Macaulay's mature historical vision emerged.
    • On April 20 whilst waiting in the town hall with dignitaries and other councillors prior to the induction some banter and badinage took place.
    • You can even send us single sentences on ideas to save the NHS: Phil will then weave them into his badinage.
    • Trollope, especially at school, must have put up with much badinage.
    • One emerges having had a good time even if it is the private pain one remembers more than the cerebral badinage.
    • It is a laddish, locker-room badinage that I remember with indulgent nostalgia from my days playing college rugby.
    • Indeed the crime and its circumstances are relegated much of the time in favour of sequences of badinage within chambers, past and present.
    • Between the two of them, they keep up a relentless barrage of badinage.
    • The Duke was sure glad that there were no womenfolk around to hear this rough badinage.
    • Her novels are people-centred, using anecdote and badinage, and she was early inspired by E. Welty.
    • Perched on a stool by the door, clad in tasteless leisure-wear… [he] would trade coarse badinage with his regulars.
    • No doubt they are seeking a refreshing take on contemporary life - a brief respite from the melee of ill informed badinage that can wear one so.
    • He will engage in badinage, should you appear receptive.
    • Much of the badinage was about how to configure a cable network that can be flexibly and gradually expanded enough to offer each new service as consumers begin to demand it.
    • After an interlude of witty badinage, Ginger departs, and Fred sprinkles sand on the floor of Horace's suite and dances her to sleep.
    • The members of this group exercise considerable humor and badinage in dealing with each other, but they also pay close attention to maintaining standards.
    Synonyms
    banter, repartee, witty conversation, bantering, raillery, wit, crosstalk, wordplay, swordplay, cut and thrust

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French, from badiner 'to joke', from badin 'fool', based on Provençal badar 'gape'.

Definition of badinage in US English:

badinage

nounˌbædnˈɑʒˌbadnˈäZH
  • Humorous or witty conversation.

    戏谑;调侃

    cultured badinage about art and life
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There is no cheery speech, no overlapping dialogue, no badinage, no heartiness - real or false - almost no voice raised in anger or twisted in sarcasm.
    • No doubt they are seeking a refreshing take on contemporary life - a brief respite from the melee of ill informed badinage that can wear one so.
    • Her novels are people-centred, using anecdote and badinage, and she was early inspired by E. Welty.
    • The option to close commenting after the cut-off would be lower maintenance, but then we'd lose such witty badinage as evidenced by my post on big, strong boys.
    • Trollope, especially at school, must have put up with much badinage.
    • The Duke was sure glad that there were no womenfolk around to hear this rough badinage.
    • Indeed the crime and its circumstances are relegated much of the time in favour of sequences of badinage within chambers, past and present.
    • It was through evening storytelling and breakfast badinage with these sisters that Macaulay's mature historical vision emerged.
    • And there's only so much waspish, scintillating badinage with Stereophonics one can take.
    • You can even send us single sentences on ideas to save the NHS: Phil will then weave them into his badinage.
    • He will engage in badinage, should you appear receptive.
    • On April 20 whilst waiting in the town hall with dignitaries and other councillors prior to the induction some banter and badinage took place.
    • One emerges having had a good time even if it is the private pain one remembers more than the cerebral badinage.
    • Amid jokes and badinage, the rehearsal started with Jimi Hendirx's Purple Haze and carried on with the entire Le Quattro Stagioni almost without interruption.
    • Perched on a stool by the door, clad in tasteless leisure-wear… [he] would trade coarse badinage with his regulars.
    • Between the two of them, they keep up a relentless barrage of badinage.
    • The members of this group exercise considerable humor and badinage in dealing with each other, but they also pay close attention to maintaining standards.
    • It is a laddish, locker-room badinage that I remember with indulgent nostalgia from my days playing college rugby.
    • After an interlude of witty badinage, Ginger departs, and Fred sprinkles sand on the floor of Horace's suite and dances her to sleep.
    • Much of the badinage was about how to configure a cable network that can be flexibly and gradually expanded enough to offer each new service as consumers begin to demand it.
    Synonyms
    banter, repartee, witty conversation, bantering, raillery, wit, crosstalk, wordplay, swordplay, cut and thrust

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French, from badiner ‘to joke’, from badin ‘fool’, based on Provençal badar ‘gape’.

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