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When you say something dryly, the joke is in the words, but your face and voice stay completely serious — as if you were only stating a fact. You do not laugh, you do not smile, and you do not add “I’m only kidding.” The listener has to notice the humour for themselves.
When you say something dryly當你dryly(冷幽默地)說某件事時, the joke is in the words笑點就藏在字句裡, but your face and voice stay completely serious但你的表情和語氣完全維持嚴肅 — as if you were only stating a fact彷彿你只是在陳述一個事實. You do not laugh你不笑, you do not smile你不露出笑容, and you do not add "I'm only kidding."也不會補一句「我只是在開玩笑」. The listener has to notice the humour for themselves聽者得自己察覺出那份幽默.
People also talk about a dry sense of humour: funny, but with no warmth on the surface. It is especially common in British English, and it can sound clever, calm, or a little sharp.
People also talk about人們也會談到 a dry sense of humoura dry sense of humour(冷面幽默感): funny, but with no warmth on the surface好笑，但表面上一點溫度都沒有. It is especially common in British English這在英式英語裡特別常見, and it can sound clever, calm, or a little sharp而且聽起來可能顯得聰明、冷靜，或有點犀利.
You might dryly agree, dryly refuse, or dryly point out that a “short meeting” has already lasted two hours. Though actually, the voice often sounds flat; the point is the hidden joke, not that you are bored or .
You might dryly agree你可能dryly(冷淡地)同意, dryly refuse冷淡地拒絕, or dryly point out或冷淡地指出 that a "short meeting" has already lasted two hours一場「簡短會議」已經開了兩個小時. Though actually不過其實, the voice often sounds flat語氣往往聽起來很平淡; the point is the hidden joke重點是那個藏著的笑點, not that you are bored or unkind而不是你覺得無聊或不友善.
組成From dry + -ly. Dry is the old word for “not wet,” later used for humour that feels “not wet” — no extra feeling on the face. -ly is the usual English ending that makes an adverb (how you say it); it comes from Old English -līċe.
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- drythe adjective this comes from; dry humour is the same idea
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
drylyadv/ˈdɹaɪ.li/
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In a dry manner.
- “Are you going?” said Mr. Chester, rising with a graceful indolence. “Let me light you down the stairs.” “Pray keep your seat,” returned the other dryly, “I know the way.” So, waving his hand slightly, and putting on his hat as he turned upon his heel, he went clanking out as he had come, shut the door behind him, and tramped down the echoing stairs. “Pah! A very coarse animal, indeed!” said Mr. Chester, composing himself in the easy chair again. “A rough brute. Quite a human badger!”
- The company were convulsed with laughter, all except the host himself, who dryly remarked: ‘Very amusing, Mr. Robert, very amusing, truly; ye're a clever lad, very clever; but just let me tell you, […]’
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。