laughable
UKlɑːfəbl
US'læfəbəl
معنی فارسی
خنده دار مضحک.
معنی کامل و مثالها
/-ǝ bǝl/adj.
● خندهدار، خندهآور، قابل تمسخر، مسخره
the government's laughable programs for economic stability
برنامههای مسخرهی دولت برای ثبات اقتصادی
● بامزه، مضحک
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From laugh + -able. First known use in the 15th century.
مثال
- The idea is laughable.
- His attempt at singing was laughable.
- The proposal was laughable in its extreme optimism.
ترکیبهای رایج
Laughable idea Laughable attempt Laughable proposal Laughable quality
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- incongruous; inviting ridicule “the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework” “that's a cockeyed idea” “ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer” “a contribution so small as to be laughable” “it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion” “a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history” “her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous”
- arousing or provoking laughter “an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls” “an amusing fellow” “a comic hat” “a comical look of surprise” “funny stories that made everybody laugh” “a very funny writer” “it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much” “a mirthful experience” “risible courtroom antics”
مترادفها
adjective
Comical, droll, funny, ludicrous, farcical, ridiculous.