Jokey means not serious, in a way that tries to make people smile or laugh. A jokey comment is a light little joke. A jokey present might be a funny mug, not a gift you would keep for years. The word feels informal: you hear it in speech and easy writing more than in careful essays.

Jokey這個字 means指的是 not serious不正經， in a way that tries to make people smile or laugh想逗人笑或微笑的那種方式。 A jokey comment一句jokey的話 is a light little joke就是一個輕鬆的小玩笑。 A jokey present一份jokey的禮物 might be a funny mug可能是個好笑的馬克杯， not a gift you would keep for years而不是那種會留很多年的禮物。 The word這個字 feels informal感覺很口語： you hear it你會聽到它 in speech and easy writing出現在口說和輕鬆的文章裡 more than in careful essays而不是在講究的論述文章裡。

Though actually, jokey is not quite the same as funny. Funny means people really laugh. Jokey means the tone is joke-like — sometimes it works, and sometimes it feels a bit cheap or try-hard, like a jokey advert that wants to be your friend. A jokey manner can also keep a hard feeling at arm’s length.

Though actually,不過其實， jokey jokey這個字 is not quite the same as funny跟funny並不完全一樣。 Funny funny means是指人 people really laugh真的笑出來。 Jokey jokey means指的是 the tone is joke-like語氣像在開玩笑 — sometimes it works有時候效果不錯， and sometimes it feels a bit cheap or try-hard有時候卻讓人覺得廉價或太刻意， like a jokey advert that wants to be your friend就像一則想跟你裝熟的jokey廣告。 A jokey manner一種jokey的態度 can also keep a hard feeling at arm’s length也可以用來跟一種難受的情緒保持距離。

Older, more careful writing might say jocular; everyday speech says jokey or joking. You may also see the spelling joky, with no e; jokey is the one you will see more.

Older, more careful writing比較舊、比較講究的文章 might say jocular可能會用jocular這個字； everyday speech日常口語 says jokey or joking則會說jokey或joking。 You may also see the spelling你也可能看到拼法 joky, with no e拼成沒有e的joky； jokey不過jokey is the one you will see more是比較常見的拼法。

It describes a tone or a thing, not a person whose job is jokes — that person is a joker.

It它 describes a tone or a thing描述的是一種語氣或一件事物， not a person whose job is jokes而不是指一個以講笑話為工作的人 — that person is a joker那種人叫做joker。