levity

[美]/'levɪtɪ/
[英]/'lɛvəti/
词频: 极高

释义

n. 欠考虑,不慎重轻率,轻浮
词形变化
复数levities

例句

Your levity is unseemly at this time.

在这种场合,你的轻率举动是不得体的。

His remarks injected a note of levity into the proceedings.

他的话将一丝轻率带入了议事过程中。

as an attempt to introduce a note of levity, the words were a disastrous flop.

本想把话说得轻松诙谐点儿,没想到结果会这么糟。

(a) As has been mentioned, some postulated that phlogiston has negative weight (levity).

(a) 正如所提到的那样,某些燃素会减轻(轻率)的假定。

It's important to balance levity with seriousness in the workplace.

在工作场所中平衡轻松和认真是很重要的。

Her jokes brought a sense of levity to the tense situation.

她的笑话给紧张的局势带来了一丝轻松。

The comedian's levity helped the audience relax and enjoy the show.

喜剧演员的幽默感帮助观众放松并享受表演。

A little levity can go a long way in improving morale at work.

一点点轻松可以在改善工作士气方面产生很大作用。

His levity in the face of adversity inspired others to stay positive.

面对逆境时他的轻松幽默激励了其他人保持积极。

The movie balanced moments of levity with moments of intense drama.

这部电影在轻松和紧张戏剧的时刻之间取得了平衡。

She used levity to lighten the mood during the long meeting.

她利用轻松的气氛缓和了漫长会议的氛围。

The teacher's levity helped create a more engaging learning environment.

老师的幽默感帮助营造了更有吸引力的学习环境。

In times of stress, a little levity can be a welcome relief.

在压力时期,一点轻松可以是一种受欢迎的缓解。

The novel's levity provided a nice contrast to the darker themes.

小说中的幽默感为更黑暗的主题提供了一个很好的对比。

原声例句

Perhaps what will endure longest, though, is the levity.

不过,持续时间最长的或许是轻率。

来源: The Economist (Summary)

Economy is a subject which admits of being treated with levity, but it cannot so be disposed of.

经济学这一门科学,曾经受到各种各样的轻视,但它是不可以等闲视之的。

来源: Selected Works from Walden Pond

Surprisingly for a tale of fatal lung disease, however, the tone is gently ironic, a levity that offsets the symbolism and philosophy.

然而,令人惊讶的是对于这样一个致命的肺病的故事,讲述的语气中带有温和的讽刺意味,是一种可以弥补象征主义和哲学的轻浮。

来源: The Economist (Summary)

At least the puppies are adding some levity to a scary time.

至少小狗们给这个可怕的时刻增添了一些轻松。

来源: the dodo small animal collection

I'll not have this levity and slackness, and talk about pictures and churches.

我不会有这种轻率和懈怠, 谈论照片和教堂。

来源: The places where angels dare not tread.

That gravity and levity are somehow at odds.

重力和轻浮在某种程度上是不一致的。

来源: TED Talks (Audio Version) January 2022 Collection

Miss Abbott was not one to encourage levity.

阿博特小姐不是一个鼓励轻浮的人。

来源: The places where angels dare not tread.

In times of painful injustice, play brings the levity we need to be able to breathe.

在痛苦的不公正时期,玩耍给我们带来了呼吸所需的轻浮。

来源: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2019 Compilation

(laughing) - I'm sure levity will be very much needed.

(笑)- 我相信非常需要轻浮。

来源: Space – Verge Science

And then the third thing is levity.

然后第三件事是轻率。

来源: Think Fast Talk Smart

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