deadpan

英 [ˈdedpæn]

美 [ˈdedpæn]

adj.  面无表情的; 不带感情色彩的; 假装正经的

复数：deadpans　现在分词：deadpanning　

GRE

BNC.23897 / COCA.17045

牛津词典

adj.

• 面无表情的；不带感情色彩的；假装正经的
  without any expression or emotion; often pretending to be serious when you are joking
  1. deadpan humour
     冷面幽默

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (幽默）冷面的；(开玩笑或作弄人时）故意板着脸的，一脸严肃的
  Deadpanhumour is when you appear to be serious and are hiding the fact that you are joking or teasing someone.
  1. ...her natural capacity for irony and deadpan humour...
     她天生具有的讥嘲讽刺和冷面幽默才能
  2. She put the letter on the desk in front of me, her face deadpan, not a flicker of a smile.
     她把那封信放在我面前的桌子上，故意一脸严肃，没有一丝的笑容。

英英释义

adj

• deliberately impassive in manner
  1. deadpan humor
  2. his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read
  Synonym:expressionlessimpassivepoker-facedunexpressive

adv

• without betraying any feeling
  1. she told the joke deadpan

双语例句

• No, he answers in a deadpan voice.
  不是，他语气平静地回答。
• "Some people don't catch his deadpan humor, that makes it even funnier."
  “有些人不能了解他那种无表情的幽默，因此更有趣。”
• She told the joke deadpan.
  她面无表情地说出了那个笑话。
• The film is full of allen's usual deadpan humour.
  这电影充满了埃伦那惯常的冷面幽默。
• Since I spend so much time talking and I never talk in a deadpan voice, I have high hopes of getting some recognition this way.
  因为我要花很多时间说话，而且腔调决不是死气沉沉的，因此我非常希望能以这种方式获得某种认可。
• Deadpan humor; his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read.
  故意面无表情的幽默；当宣读判决时他的脸仍旧漠无表情。它是呆滞的，不动的，无表情的。
• The deadpan tone of the police report did not reflect the full horror of the accident.
  警方报告中平淡的语调没有全面地反映出事情的恐怖程度。
• I actually have a childhood that's given me a great capacity to accept criticism, he says with deadpan humour.
  实际上，我的童年生活让我变得很能接受批评，他以冷幽默的口吻说道。
• A deadpan expression only conveys a lacklustre attitude and boredom, whereas an animated front is more engaging to witness.
  面无表情的表达只会导致听众的厌倦，反之多变的表情会得到很好的效果。
• Both men see me to the lift and say they are looking forward to seeing the interview in the FT. Better to describe us as iconic than as legends, Roberts counsels me, deadpan.
  两人一起送我到电梯，并表示期待在英国《金融时报》上看到这篇采访。最好把我们描写成偶像，而不是传奇，罗伯茨一本正经地说。