jokingly
英 [ˈdʒəʊkɪŋli]
美 [ˈdʒoʊkɪŋli]
adv. 开玩笑地; 闹着玩地; 戏谑地
BNC.20716 / COCA.14605
牛津词典
adv.
- 开玩笑地;闹着玩地;戏谑地
in a way that is intended to be amusing and not serious
柯林斯词典
- ADV 开玩笑地;闹着玩地;戏谑地
If you say or do somethingjokingly, you say or do it with the intention of amusing someone, rather than with any serious meaning or intention.- Sarah jokingly called her 'my monster'...
萨拉戏称她为“我的怪兽”。 - She frowned at him, only half-jokingly.
她半开玩笑地冲他皱了皱眉。
- Sarah jokingly called her 'my monster'...
英英释义
adv
- not seriously
- I meant it facetiously
- in jest
- I asked him jokingly whether he thought he could drive the Calcutta-Peshawar express