droll

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++droll /drəʊl $ droʊl/ adjective  FUNNYamusing in an unusual way 古怪有趣的

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droll• Not much of the bridge's history is as droll.• The diary of this trip is Jaynes' droll and artfully composed memoir.• But these flourishes never distract from the droll human dramas that Wong has so astutely and amusingly worked out.• Yes, very droll, no doubt.• And his own unique brand of droll self-mockery had his audiences in stitches.• Although they're full of droll talk and amusing mannerisms, they are still necromancers.• Other cartoons are lifeless; plenty of sitcoms offer droll toddlers and clever menials, bringing down their betters with disparaging asides.• Mrs Fanning rolled her hips in a droll way like some one trying to keep up a Hula-Hoop.Origin droll (1600-1700) French drôle

droll adjectiveChinese  

unusual Corpus in an way amusing

droll
droll /drəʊl $ droʊl/ adjectiveamusing in an unusual way

drollBrE /drəʊl/ 🔊NAmE /droʊl/ 🔊 adjective (old-fashioned or ironic) amusing, but not in a way that you expect 离奇可笑的；滑稽古怪的