Banter

banter



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n. (名詞 noun)



          1.    (善意的)取笑,戲謔,逗弄[U]

                      Mr. White exchanged banter with his colleagues.

                      懷特先生與同事們相互說著笑話。



vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)



          1.    (善意地)取笑,逗弄

                      We bantered Nick on the subject of marriage.

                      我們就婚姻問題取笑尼克。



vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)



          1.    開玩笑;談笑

                      The rival team members bantered before the game.

                      雙方隊員在比賽前互相說笑。





Dictionary.com



–noun 

1. an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.  



–verb (used with object) 

2. to address with banter; chaff.  

–verb (used without object) 

3. to use banter.  



—Synonyms 

1. badinage, joking, jesting, pleasantry, persiflage. 

2. tease, twit; ridicule, deride, mock.





　It goes indubitably for Ellen Page, who stars as pregnant 16 year old and unwitting iconoclast Juno. Her frequent sarcastic banter evokes Juno's peculiar [resilience], but never whitewashes the character -- or the film -- into glib superficiality.





see taunt bane chaff glib