joke

词根词缀:

词根
joc, jok= joke 笑话

jocose adj. 滑稽的

joc 笑话 + ose 多…的 → 滑稽的

jocular adj. 爱开玩笑的

joc 笑话 + ular 属于…的 → 爱开玩笑的

jocund adj. 欢乐的

joc 笑话 + und 表形容词 → 欢乐的

joke n. 笑话

数据来源:新东方英语词汇速记大全

相关例句:

Her bad cooking has become the neighbourhood joke.

她那糟糕的烹调技术成了邻居的笑料。

The police investigation was a joke. A total cover-up.

警方的调查简直荒唐可笑,完全是在掩盖真相。

Did you get that joke, Ann? I'll explain later

安,听懂那个笑话了吗?我过会儿会解释。

It was probably just a joke to them, but it wasn't funny to me.

对他们而言,那可能仅仅是个恶作剧,但对我来说,它一点也不好笑。

If I hear one more joke about my hair, I shall scream

如果我再听到有人拿我的头发开玩笑,我就会尖叫。

He debated whether to make a joke about shooting rabbits, but decided against it

他心里琢磨是否该开个有关打兔子的玩笑,但决定还是算了。