Strickland gave the polite little laugh with which people acknowledge a facetiousness in which they see nothing funny, but did not speak.

思特里克兰德很有礼貌地笑了笑，就象那些承认你说了一个笑话而又不觉得有什么可笑的人一样，他并没有说什么。

'—Which makes three, ' observed Mr. Bumble, essaying a stroke of facetiousness.

“——这就是三， ” 邦布尔先生说， 开玩笑地说。

Philip thought this answer would cause the boy a certain awkwardness, but Venning was not to be turned from his facetiousness for so little.

菲利普认为这个回答会让男孩有些尴尬，但文宁不会因为这么小的事就从他的滑稽中转身。

The inappropriate facetiousness he had affected in ties had given way to a sturdy dark pattern, and his right hand, which had formerly displayed two heavy rings, was now innocent of ornament and even without the raw glow of a manicure.

他在领带上表现出的不恰当的滑稽已经让位于坚固的深色图案，他的右手以前戴着两个沉重的戒指，现在没有任何装饰，甚至没有修指甲的原始光泽。