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humour/ˈhju:mə/ n. & v. (US [美] humor)●n. 1a the quality of being amusing or comic 幽默;诙谐;滑稽 b the expression of humour in literature, speech, etc. (文学、讲演等中的)幽默表达 2 (in full 全称 sense of humour) the ability to perceive or express humour or take a joke 幽默感 3 a mood or state of mind 心情,心境;情绪;性情 bad humour 心情不佳 4 an inclination or whim 倾向;古怪念头 in the humour for fighting 想打架 5 (in full 全称 cardinal humour) hist. each of the four chief fluids of the body (blood, phlegm, yellow bile, black bile), thought to determine a person's physical and mental qualities [史义]体液(人体内有 4 种体液:血液、黏汁、黄胆汁和黑胆汁,被认为决定人的身心状况) ●v. tr. 1 gratify or indulge (a person or taste etc.) 迎合;纵容 2 adapt oneself to; make concessions to 使自己适应;向…让步 □ out of humour displeased 生气,心情不好 □ -humoured adj. (in comb. 用于复合词)□ humourless adj.□ humourlessly adv.□ humourlessness n.[Middle English via Anglo-French umour, humour, Old French umor, humor from Latin humor ‘moisture’ (as HUMID)] |