humour

1. N-UNCOUNT You can refer to the amusing things that people say as their humour. 幽默

Her humour and determination were a source of inspiration to others. 她的幽默與堅毅對其他人來說是一種鼓舞。

2. →see also sense of humour

3. N-UNCOUNT Humour is a quality in something that makes you laugh, for example in a situation, in someone's words or actions, or in a book or film. 幽默性; 令人發笑之処

She felt sorry for the man but couldn't ignore the humour of the situation. 她很同情這個男人，但麪對此情此景又不禁覺得好笑。

4. N-VAR If you are in a good humour, you feel cheerful and happy, and are pleasant to people. If you are in a bad humour, you feel bad tempered and unhappy, and are unpleasant to people. 心情

Christina was still not clear why he had been in such ill humour. 尅裡斯蒂娜仍不明白爲什麽他的心情一直這麽糟。

5. N-UNCOUNT If you do something with good humour, you do it cheerfully and pleasantly. 精神狀態

Hugo bore his illness with great courage and good humour. 雨果以巨大的勇氣和良好的精神狀態麪對疾病。

6. V-T If you humour someone who is behaving strangely, you try to please them or pretend to agree with them, so that they will not become upset. 遷就

She disliked Dido but was prepared to tolerate her for a weekend in order to humour her husband. 她討厭黛朵，但爲了遷就自己的丈夫，準備容忍她一個周末。