核心畫面
Something that breaks the expected pattern — it doesn't behave the way things normally do. When that delights you, you laugh (); when it you, you (strange). Both grow from the same root: this is off from normal.
可以想成「funny」抓住的是『跟平常不一樣、跳出常軌』這個感覺。同一個偏離,往兩邊長:讓你開心的偏離,你就笑出來(…更多收起
可以想成「funny」抓住的是『跟平常不一樣、跳出常軌』這個感覺。同一個偏離,往兩邊長:讓你開心的偏離,你就笑出來(好笑);讓你不安的偏離,你就皺眉(奇怪)。所以同一個字才能一邊指逗趣、一邊指古怪——英文裡甚至要追問一句『funny 是哪一種』。原始詞典資料10 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。
funnyadj詞源 1/ˈfʌni/
- 1
Amusing; humorous; comical.
- I know you'll enjoy chatting with her — she's really funny and smart.
- She's full of funny stories.
- 2
Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.
- The milk smelt funny so I poured it away.
- I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.
- 3
informalShowing unexpected resentment.
- Near-synonyms: touchy, tetchy
- Don't mention it to her — she's funny about it.
- 4
offensivederogatoryHomosexual: gay.
- Funny man ah get drop like a bad habit.
funnynoun詞源 1/ˈfʌni/
- 1
informalA joke.
- After church I am met by a dear parishioner who says, "Got a funny for you. Father." Now I'll have "funnies," so I can reply. "Got one for you too, Mary!"
- Everyone would be sitting on big fluffy white clouds singing songs, telling funnies and just enjoying the day.
- 2
informalA comic strip.
- Chic Young, who created his funny funny, “Blondie,” in 1930, and kept it the most popular comic strip in the world right through the unfunny generation, was quick to see the difference between the innocent funnies and the new generation of comics that started after the Second World War:
- The artist gave priority to “Mark Trail,” usually spending at least eight hours a day on it, then working at night on “The Ryatts,” a funny that featured the foibles of a family much like his own, which included four children.
- 3
Humor in general.
- Where's the funny? Your meme sucks.
- Finally, the funny.
funnyadv詞源 1/ˈfʌni/
- 1
In an unusual manner; strangely.
- She was breathing funny now.
- At this the farmer gets to breathing funnier, hiccuping, little stray burps roll out—uncontrolled, we’re talking here.
- 2
offensivederogatoryIn a manner seen as being typical of a homosexual, or indicating homosexuality.
- Dem nuh waan nuh honey, dem only waan di money. Dat’s how me know seh dem bwoy deh all a move funny.
- He walked away, pushing the napkin in his pink pants pockets. By the way, he dresses and walks funnier out of school. He likes tight feminine colored clothes and walks like he is holding a stick between his butt cheeks. You probably wouldn’t notice him if you didn't hear his voice and looked him in the eye. Jenna assumed he liked men.
funnynoun詞源 2/ˈfʌni/
- 1
datednauticaltransportA narrow, clinker-built double-ender for sculling.
- I myself recollect the funnies at Eton, which were certain little boats, capable of containing one person only, who, like an Indian in his canoe, was constantly obliged to balance himself, with such critical nicety, that the least mistake was certain of producing a ducking.
- As I do not belong to the boat-club, I always row by myself in a funny […] or at least go in a two-oared boat, with some friend with whom I should otherwise be walking.
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。