tongue-in-cheek
短语a. 无诚意的, 不当真的, 半开玩笑的
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more tongue-in-cheek
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most tongue-in-cheek
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别名
tongue in cheek
tongue-and-cheek
释义与例句
adj.
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1.
Not intended seriously; jocular or humorous.
习语He gave a tongue-in-cheek explanation of why the sky was blue, offering a theory about some primordial discount on light blue paint.
adv.
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With contempt.
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2.
With irony.
He portrayed them tongue-in-cheek as great lawgivers, as Solons.
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词源
This phrase alludes to the facial expression created by putting one's tongue in one's cheek. The term first appeared in print in 1828, but it isn't entirely clear that it was used with the modern, rather than a literal, sense. A later citation from Richard Barham is unambiguous.
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