jocularity(名词):诙谐、打趣、爱开玩笑的态度或言谈风格;带有轻松幽默的气氛。(也可泛指“戏谑的言行”。)
/ˌdʒɑːkjəˈlærɪti/
His jocularity made the long meeting feel shorter.
他的诙谐幽默让漫长的会议显得没那么难熬。
Though the topic was serious, she used a touch of jocularity to ease everyone’s anxiety without being disrespectful.
尽管话题严肃,她还是适度地用一点幽默来缓解大家的焦虑,同时又不显得不尊重。
来自拉丁语 jocularis(“爱开玩笑的、诙谐的”),其词根与 jocus(“玩笑、戏谑”)相关;后缀 -ity 用于构成名词,表示“某种性质/状态”,因此 jocularity 就是“诙谐这种性质”。