"badinage" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 打趣
• 玩笑

Definition

一種輕鬆詼諧、帶有玩笑性質的對話，通常不帶惡意。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

較為正式或文學化，比「打趣」更優雅。常用於描述幽默而無傷大雅的對話，而非日常用語中的鬥嘴。

Examples

The friends enjoyed a little badinage during lunch.

朋友們午餐時享受了一些**打趣**。

There was badinage between the teacher and her students.

老師和學生之間有些**玩笑**。

Her badinage made everyone smile.

她的**打趣**讓大家都笑了。

Their badinage kept the mood light during the long meeting.

他們的**打趣**讓冗長的會議氣氛輕鬆了許多。

A little badinage goes a long way when breaking the ice at events.

一點**打趣**很有助於活動破冰。

Their playful badinage was the highlight of the evening.

他們之間的**打趣**成了晚上最精彩的部分。