good-humoured [
'gʊd'jumɚd]
a. 心情好的, 脾气好的, 心情愉快的
- I was a modest, good-humoured boy; it is Oxford that has made me insufferable.
我本是个害羞而又脾气极好的小伙子,就是那牛津(学)我造成了一个令人讨厌的人物。 - Good-humoured mockery seems to be a proper rod but great caution and skill are necessary in the use of it or you may happen to catch a tartar.
善意的嘲笑看起来是一根合适的棍棒,但运用时必须非常谨慎,并注意技巧,否则你可能骑虎难下。 - John tried with a few good-humoured remarks to breakthrough the cloud of gloom hanging over his friends, but his words struck no response from them.
约翰企图说几句幽默的话,打破笼罩着他朋友们的沉闷气氛,可是他们对他的话没作任何反应。
good-humoured[ adj ]
disposed to please
<adj.all>
an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin
good-humoured \good-humoured\ adj.
Same as {good-humored}. [Chiefly Brit.]
[WordNet 1.5]
- A keeper who can bat well, as Healy did, to England's cost, generates more initiative in a team than a batsman who can keep wicket if necessary, like Alec Stewart. Stewart was good-humoured about his failure to take over the captaincy from Gooch.
- She has been at the Treasury since 1968, knows Whitehall inside out, and is bright, tough and good-humoured in roughly equal measures. Mr Hew Evans is another Treasury official who is almost certain to be on the short list.
- Apparently good-humoured, when a photographer said the press were not using telephoto lenses, Mr Major joked: 'And I hope there is no bugging'. It emerged that contingency plans had been in place should reports of the allegations become widespread.