Bantering is the same kind of friendly joking as banter — people making amusing remarks about each other, back and forth. We often use this -ing form for the activity itself (there was a lot of bantering at the table) or for the way someone sounds (a bantering tone: they sound as if they are teasing, not angry). It is informal, and it should still feel kind.

Bantering is the same kind of friendly joking as banter bantering 跟 banter 是同一種友善的打趣 — people making amusing remarks about each other大家互相說些逗趣的話, back and forth你來我往. We often use this -ing form我們常把這個 -ing 形式用 for the activity itself來指這個活動本身 (there was a lot of bantering at the table「桌上大家互虧了很多」) or for the way someone sounds或用來指一個人聽起來的樣子 (a bantering tone一種打趣的語氣: they sound as if they are teasing, not angry聽起來像是在鬧著玩，不是在生氣). It is informal這是非正式的說法, and it should still feel kind而且應該還是要讓人覺得友善.

Though actually, because it looks like a verb in the middle of happening, learners sometimes think it cannot be a noun. It can: the bantering went on all evening. The feeling is the same as banter; this form just leans a little more toward 'the joking that is going on now' or 'said in a teasing voice.'

Though actually不過, because it looks like a verb in the middle of happening因為它看起來像是一個動詞正在進行中, learners sometimes think it cannot be a noun學習者有時候會以為它不能當名詞用. It can它可以: the bantering went on all evening「互虧了一整晚」. The feeling is the same as banter感覺跟 banter 是一樣的; this form just leans a little more toward只是這個形式比較偏向 'the joking that is going on now'「現在正在進行的打趣」 or 'said in a teasing voice'或「用打趣的語氣說出來」.