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

• He gave his deadpan grin.
  他冷着面孔咧嘴一笑。
• She told the joke deadpan.
  她面无表情地说出了那个笑话。
• The old man of Zang didn't respond with a deadpan.
  我们这位臧老先生表情木然，没有任何反应。
• Some people find it harder to catch a deadpan humor, which makes it more charming.
  一些人认为冷面笑话更难理解，这让它更具魅力。
• 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。
• The chairman asked for ayes and noes, deadpan.
  主席面部无表情地问是谁赞同谁反对。
• 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。
• People with a "poker face," whose emotions are hidden by a deadpan expression, are looked upon with suspicion.
  那种带着一张「扑克脸孔」的人，他的情绪隐藏于毫无表情的面容下，会被别人以怀疑的眼光看待。
• 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。
• I deadpan silently and friend hug.
  我则面无表情默默地和朋友拥抱。