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单词 risible
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Definition of risible in English:

risible

adjective ˈrɪzɪb(ə)lˈrʌɪzɪb(ə)lˈrɪzəbəl
  • Provoking laughter through being ludicrous.

    a risible scene of lovemaking in a tent

    一场在帐篷里做爱的可笑场面。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But, either way, these arguments strike me as risible; dialectics dissolves in giggles.
    • The very idea of Chef's Theater is so risible that we cannot be sure that the whole thing isn't merely an elaborate, brilliant hoax - indeed we desperately hope it is one.
    • The story was nicely timed in public relations terms to swing media coverage away from his risible performance at the tribunal last week, when he was unable to recall matters of facts on a large number of occasions.
    • The special effects were not unconvincing; they were risible, especially the scenes of the wealthy giantess stalking the countryside.
    • Its first series back in the sixties may have been judged a failure by the network bosses, its low budgets, poor production values and bad acting may make it risible now, but its accumulated linguistic influence has been substantial.
    • The story has been simplified to the level of a cartoon, the music is portentous and the lyrics are more risible than profound.
    • He has seen ‘antiques with an impeccable history that are materially wrong on every count, and objects that are obvious, risible fakes that pass every test - it makes life interesting!’
    • Furthermore, compared to the resources available to the alcohol industry to send out that message, the resources available to governmental organisations to imprint a health warning were risible.
    • Some have made a career of talking down the Irish economy, but have a risible forecasting record.
    • ‘I cannot imagine how any self-respecting female could possibly conceive of doing such a foolish thing, let alone begin to consider entertaining such risible notions myself,’ I replied curtly.
    • To a lot of Europeans, these judgements seem almost risible.
    • The monies promised to upgrade public services are risible, given the scale of the British economy and the size of its population.
    • In terms of quality, its accuracy veers from the occasionally passable to the frequently risible, while its all-important readability is even worse - and deteriorating.
    • After its risible opening - Princeton admissions officers rifling through applications under cloying voiceover - the movie only sinks lower.
    • His political views could be contested but the notion that he would actually give information to the British about fellow comrades is literally risible.
    • Thing is, I'm having trouble explaining why this film is so risible.
    Synonyms
    laughable, ridiculous, absurd, comical, comic, amusing, funny, chucklesome, hilarious, humorous, droll, entertaining, diverting, farcical, slapstick, silly, facetious, ludicrous, hysterical, uproarious, riotous, side-splitting, zany, grotesque
    informal rib-tickling, crazy, priceless
    dated killing
    rare derisible

Derivatives

  • risibility

  • noun rɪzɪˈbɪlɪtirʌɪzɪˈbɪlɪtiˌrɪzəˈbɪlədi
    • We must commend the kindness of the Review Board in sparing their co-workers the embarrassment of having their risibility enshrined in a document of record.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is because their work is not so much literature as an insider's joke, and most serious readers don't read for risibility, but sensibility.
      • And contemplate the risibility of the prospect of individuals with a role in these outrages ending up on a press council to sit in judgment on working journalists!
  • risibly

  • adverb
    • What is being suggested is risibly impractical.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Public expenditure on retraining and job creation is risibly small.
      • Almost risibly, pundits would regularly suggest ‘a spell in the army… to give them some discipline ’, as the solution.
      • Far from being risibly old-fashioned or nostalgic, the idea of knitting a tea cosy has enormous appeal for a whole generation of young women, as well as older ones.
      • His performances suggest he was doing something that wasn't acting at all - it was either vastly superior or risibly inferior to what other actors might do.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'inclined to laughter'): from late Latin risibilis, from Latin ris- 'laughed', from the verb ridere.

Rhymes

divisible, visible

Definition of risible in US English:

risible

adjectiveˈrizəbəlˈrɪzəbəl
  • 1Such as to provoke laughter.

    令人发笑的,可笑的,滑稽的

    a risible scene of lovemaking in a tent

    一场在帐篷里做爱的可笑场面。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Its first series back in the sixties may have been judged a failure by the network bosses, its low budgets, poor production values and bad acting may make it risible now, but its accumulated linguistic influence has been substantial.
    • In terms of quality, its accuracy veers from the occasionally passable to the frequently risible, while its all-important readability is even worse - and deteriorating.
    • He has seen ‘antiques with an impeccable history that are materially wrong on every count, and objects that are obvious, risible fakes that pass every test - it makes life interesting!’
    • The monies promised to upgrade public services are risible, given the scale of the British economy and the size of its population.
    • The special effects were not unconvincing; they were risible, especially the scenes of the wealthy giantess stalking the countryside.
    • But, either way, these arguments strike me as risible; dialectics dissolves in giggles.
    • Some have made a career of talking down the Irish economy, but have a risible forecasting record.
    • Thing is, I'm having trouble explaining why this film is so risible.
    • His political views could be contested but the notion that he would actually give information to the British about fellow comrades is literally risible.
    • The story was nicely timed in public relations terms to swing media coverage away from his risible performance at the tribunal last week, when he was unable to recall matters of facts on a large number of occasions.
    • ‘I cannot imagine how any self-respecting female could possibly conceive of doing such a foolish thing, let alone begin to consider entertaining such risible notions myself,’ I replied curtly.
    • The very idea of Chef's Theater is so risible that we cannot be sure that the whole thing isn't merely an elaborate, brilliant hoax - indeed we desperately hope it is one.
    • After its risible opening - Princeton admissions officers rifling through applications under cloying voiceover - the movie only sinks lower.
    • Furthermore, compared to the resources available to the alcohol industry to send out that message, the resources available to governmental organisations to imprint a health warning were risible.
    • The story has been simplified to the level of a cartoon, the music is portentous and the lyrics are more risible than profound.
    • To a lot of Europeans, these judgements seem almost risible.
    Synonyms
    laughable, ridiculous, absurd, comical, comic, amusing, funny, chucklesome, hilarious, humorous, droll, entertaining, diverting, farcical, slapstick, silly, facetious, ludicrous, hysterical, uproarious, riotous, side-splitting, zany, grotesque
    1. 1.1rare (of a person) having the faculty or power of laughing; inclined to laugh.
      〈罕〉(人)能笑的;爱笑的

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘inclined to laughter’): from late Latin risibilis, from Latin ris- ‘laughed’, from the verb ridere.

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