hi·lar·i·ous

adjective

/hɪˈleəriəs/

/hɪˈleriəs/

extremely funny非常滑稽（的）；极可笑（的）；令人捧腹（的）
- a hilarious joke/story令人捧腹的笑话／故事
- Lynn found the whole situation hilarious.林恩觉得这一切都非常滑稽。
- Do you know Pete? He's hilarious.你认识皮特吗？他风趣得很。
Synonyms funny
funnyamusing ▪ entertaining ▪ witty ▪ humorous ▪ comic ▪ hilariousThese words all describe somebody/something that makes you laugh or smile.
funny that makes you laugh:
a funny story滑稽的故事
He was a very funny guy.他这个人很滑稽。
amusing funny and giving pleasure:
It’s a very amusing game to play.这种游戏玩起来非常有趣。
entertaining that you enjoy watching, listening to, doing or experiencing:
It was a very entertaining evening.那是一场非常令人开心的晚会。
witty clever and amusing; able to say or write clever and amusing things:
a witty remark机智的话
a witty public speaker语言幽默的公开演讲人
humorous funny and entertaining; showing a sense of humour:
a humorous look at the world of fashion以幽默角度看时装界
comic that makes you laugh:
Many of the scenes in the book are richly comic.这本书里的许多情节都非常滑稽可笑。
hilarious extremely funny
funny, amusing, humorous or comic?Amusing is the most general of these words because it includes the idea of being fun as well as making people laugh and can be used to describe events, activities and occasions: an amusing party/game/evening • a funny/humorous/comic party/game/evening. Humorous is more about showing that you see the humour in a situation, than actually making people laugh out loud. Comic is used especially to talk about writing and drama or things that are funny in a deliberate and theatrical way. It is not used to describe people (except for comic writers/actors). Funny can describe people, jokes and stories, things that happen, or anything that makes people laugh.Patterns
- a(n) funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous/comic story
- a(n) funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous speech
- a(n) funny/entertaining/witty/humorous/comic writer
- a(n) funny/amusing/hilarious joke
- to find something funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous/hilarious
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Hilarious is used with these nouns:
joke
parody
satire
…
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Latin hilaris (from Greek hilaros ‘cheerful’) + -ous. The sense ‘exceedingly amusing’ dates from the 1920s.

单词	hilarious
释义	hi·lar·i·ous adjective /hɪˈleəriəs/ /hɪˈleriəs/ extremely funny非常滑稽（的）；极可笑（的）；令人捧腹（的） a hilarious joke/story令人捧腹的笑话／故事 Lynn found the whole situation hilarious.林恩觉得这一切都非常滑稽。 Do you know Pete? He's hilarious.你认识皮特吗？他风趣得很。 Synonyms funnyfunnyamusing ▪ entertaining ▪ witty ▪ humorous ▪ comic ▪ hilariousThese words all describe somebody/something that makes you laugh or smile.funny that makes you laugh: a funny story滑稽的故事 He was a very funny guy.他这个人很滑稽。 amusing funny and giving pleasure: It’s a very amusing game to play.这种游戏玩起来非常有趣。 entertaining that you enjoy watching, listening to, doing or experiencing: It was a very entertaining evening.那是一场非常令人开心的晚会。 witty clever and amusing; able to say or write clever and amusing things: a witty remark机智的话 a witty public speaker语言幽默的公开演讲人 humorous funny and entertaining; showing a sense of humour: a humorous look at the world of fashion以幽默角度看时装界 comic that makes you laugh: Many of the scenes in the book are richly comic.这本书里的许多情节都非常滑稽可笑。 hilarious extremely funny funny, amusing, humorous or comic?Amusing is the most general of these words because it includes the idea of being fun as well as making people laugh and can be used to describe events, activities and occasions: an amusing party/game/evening • a funny/humorous/comic party/game/evening. Humorous is more about showing that you see the humour in a situation, than actually making people laugh out loud. Comic is used especially to talk about writing and drama or things that are funny in a deliberate and theatrical way. It is not used to describe people (except for comic writers/actors). Funny can describe people, jokes and stories, things that happen, or anything that makes people laugh.Patterns a(n) funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous/comic story a(n) funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous speech a(n) funny/entertaining/witty/humorous/comic writer a(n) funny/amusing/hilarious joke to find something funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous/hilarious Oxford Collocations DictionaryHilarious is used with these nouns: joke parody satire … Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Latin hilaris (from Greek hilaros ‘cheerful’) + -ous. The sense ‘exceedingly amusing’ dates from the 1920s.
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