人的表情（expression）非常豐富，光是「笑容」就有十多種。英文中以我們熟知的說法為 smile 和 laugh。smile 指的是嘴角上揚，沒有發出笑聲的「微笑」，而 laugh 則是有發出笑聲的「大笑」。此外，smile 和 laugh 可以是動詞，也可以是名詞。除了smile（微笑）和laugh（大笑）以外，你還想到怎麼用英文說其他的「笑」嗎？一起來學學怎麼用英文「笑出來」吧！
1. knowing smile / smile knowingly 會心一笑
● My friend nodded and gave me a knowing smile.
我朋友對我點點頭，露出會心一笑。
● The two boys smiled at each other knowingly.
那兩個男孩很有默契地相視而笑。
2. snicker (v.) 偷笑
● The students snickered behind the teacher’s back.
同學們在老師背後偷笑。
3. furtive smile 偷笑
● The shy little girl gave him a furtive smile.
那個害羞的小女孩對他偷笑。
4. laugh out loud 哈哈大笑
● I laughed out loud when I saw that funny video.
我看那部搞笑影片時笑翻了。
5. laugh heartily 哈哈大笑
● The audience laughed heartily at the comedian’s joke.
那名喜劇演員的笑話逗得觀眾哈哈大笑。
6. wry smile / smile wryly苦笑
● When I asked about Roger’s divorce, he just gave me a wry smile.
當我問及羅傑離婚的事，他只給我一個苦笑。
● He just smiled wryly when I asked about his divorce.
我問他有關離婚的事，他只對我苦笑。
7. laugh bitterly 苦笑
● The man laughed bitterly as he talked about his troubled past.
說到自己不堪回首的往事，那名男子對我苦笑。
8. smirk (v./n.) 假笑，得意地笑
● What are you smirking about?
你為什麼笑得那麼賊？
● Wipe that smirk off your face!
卸下你那虛假的笑容！
9. sneer (v./n.) 冷笑，輕蔑地笑
● Brad always sneers at the way I dress.
布萊德總是對我的穿著嗤之以鼻。
● She looked at him with a sneer of disgust.
她一臉厭惡地看著他冷笑。
10. giggle (v./n.) 傻笑，咯咯笑
● Jane always giggles when she gets nervous.
珍緊張時都會傻笑。
● Monica’s annoying giggle is driving me crazy.
莫妮卡惱人的咯咯笑聲快把我逼瘋了。
11. chuckle (v./n.) 輕笑，暗自發笑
● Bill chuckled as he read the story.
比爾在讀那篇故事時暗自發笑。
● That comic strip is always good for a chuckle.
那則連環漫畫總是令人發噱。
留言列表
