pleasantry
pleasantry
(pl. -ies)
(pl. -ies)
- (一般作 pleasantries)an inconsequential remark made as part of a polite conversation
打趣的话
after an exchange of pleasantries, I proceeded to outline a plan.
打趣一番之后，我接着讲了一个计划的提纲。
■a mild joke
小玩笑
he laughed at his own pleasantry.
他被自己开的小玩笑给逗笑了。
- late 16th cent.: from French plaisanterie, from Old French plaisant 'pleasing' (see pleasant)
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