"a straight face" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 一臉嚴肅

Definition

一種沒表情的臉，特別是當你想忍住不笑或隱藏真實感受時會用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常和“keep”或“with”搭配使用，例如“keep a straight face”，用來形容強忍住不笑或不讓情緒表露出來。可用於正式或非正式情境，常見於開玩笑或尷尬時。

Examples

It's hard to keep a straight face when someone tells a funny joke.

別人講笑話時，很難保持**一臉嚴肅**。

She answered the question with a straight face.

她用**一臉嚴肅**回答了問題。

Can you say that with a straight face?

你能**一臉嚴肅**地說出來嗎？

He lied to me with a straight face, and I believed him.

他**一臉嚴肅**地騙了我，我還相信了。

I can't keep a straight face when my little brother makes silly faces.

我弟弟做鬼臉時，我根本沒辦法保持**一臉嚴肅**。

The comedian told the wildest story with a straight face, which made it even funnier.

喜劇演員用**一臉嚴肅**講了最誇張的故事，讓人更好笑。