喜樂美語
  1. 1vB2/dʒɑːʃ/ · /dʒɒʃ/開玩笑 / 逗弄

    口語To gently tease someone or make jokes with them in a friendly way, not to hurt them.

    示範例句 · Example

    Leo was only joshing you about your haircut — he really likes it.

    逐字里歐只是在拿你的髮型開玩笑——他其實很喜歡。

    josh 是英文裡「善意地開某人玩笑」的動詞，重點是友善、沒有惡意，就像朋友之間互相虧來虧去。比 tease 更輕、更溫和，聽起來也比較老派（老一輩比較會用）。可以接人（josh someone），也可以單獨用（they were only joshing）。

    常見搭配

    • josh someone

      善意地逗某人

      to tease someone in a friendly way

      The older kids joshed the new boy about his big backpack.

    • be only joshing

      只是開玩笑、別當真

      to be just joking, not serious

      Don't worry, I'm only joshing!

    • josh around

      打打鬧鬧、說笑

      to joke and mess about

      The two friends joshed around while they waited for the bus.

core核心畫面

One way to picture josh: poking fun at someone while smiling — the joke is meant to include them, not to sting. It is a warm, old-fashioned word; you are more likely to meet it in older books and films than in today's conversation.

可以想成 josh 是笑著逗一個人：玩笑是要把他拉進來一起笑，不是要刺他。這個字帶著善意，但已經有點年代感，現在比較容易在舊小說和老電影裡遇到，日常對話少用。

過去式 joshed過去分詞 joshed-ing joshing三單 joshes

原始詞典資料5 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，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。

Joshname/ˈd͡ʒɒʃ/

  • 1

    A diminutive of the male given name Joshua.

    • Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren are teaming up on a bill that targets pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) as the health care industry faces growing scrutiny following last week's shooting of UnitedHealthcare's CEO.
  • 2

    A city mentioned in the Book of Mormon.

joshnoun

  • 1

    An instance of good-natured banter.

joshverb

  • 1

    To tease someone in a kindly or friendly fashion.

    • "My dear Polly. I welcome criticism, but this is mere——" Lady Wetherby stroked his coat sleeve fondly. "Never mind, Algie, I was only joshing you, precious.[…]"
  • 2

    To make or exchange good-natured jokes.

    • We are old friends, did I not tell you? So I may, what you Americans call, josh with him.
    • “Cut that joshing out,” she said, coolly and briskly. “Who do you think you are talking to? Your check, please. Oh, Lordy!—”

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