deadpan
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dead·pan /ˈdedpæn/ adjective EXPRESSION ON somebody'S FACEsounding and looking completely serious when you are saying or doing something funny 故作严肃的,冷面滑稽的deadpan voice/expression etc deadpan humour 冷面幽默
Examples from the Corpus
deadpan• This, and the fact that Mike was a competitor, seemed to get Dmitri edgy: his face went entirely deadpan.• "We're out of gas, so I guess you'll have to walk home, " he said, giving me a deadpan expression.• a deadpan expression• Garcia turns in another soulful-eyed but deadpan performance.• The third lady who wants more than lunch is Bowles, who describes their flight from convention in deadpan style.Origin deadpan (1900-2000) dead + pan “face” ((1900-2000))dead·pan adjectiveChineseSyllable
saying are and doing you completely looking or when serious sounding Corpus
deadpan
dead‧pan /ˈdedpæn/
adjective
deadpan voice/expression etc
deadpan humour
dead‧pan /ˈdedpæn/
adjective Date: 1900-2000
Origin: dead + pan 'face' (1900-2000)
sounding and looking completely serious when you are saying or doing something funnyOrigin: dead + pan 'face' (1900-2000)
deadpan voice/expression etc