gelotology

笑理学

发音

UK /ˌd͡ʒɛləˈtɒləd͡ʒi/
其它
US /ˌd͡ʒɛləˈtɑləd͡ʒi/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The study of humour and laughter, and its effects on the body.

    笑理学

    不可数 医学 心理学

词源

From Ancient Greek γέλωτος (gélōtos) (the genitive of γέλως (gélōs, “laughter”)) + English -logy (suffix denoting the study of a particular subject), coined by the anthropologist and linguist Edith Trager with participation from the American psychiatrist William F. Fry, Jr. (1924–2014) in March 1964.

来源：wiktionary