facetiously
01
开玩笑地, 讽刺地
in a way that treats serious issues or subjects with deliberately inappropriate humor
Disapproving
例子
" Maybe the planet 's just tired of us, " she said facetiously when discussing climate change.
"也许这个星球只是对我们感到厌倦了，"她在讨论气候变化时讽刺地说道。
She facetiously offered to solve the office's problems by installing a chocolate fountain.
她开玩笑地提出通过安装一个巧克力喷泉来解决办公室的问题。
02
开玩笑地, 戏谑地
in a joking or playful manner not meant to be taken seriously
Old use例子
He facetiously said flying cars should fix traffic.
他开玩笑地说飞行汽车应该解决交通问题。
She facetiously called herself office queen after the last donut.
在最后一个甜甜圈之后，她开玩笑地称自己为办公室女王。
