in jest
US /ɪn dʒɛst/
・UK /ɪn dʒest/
B2 中高級
adv. phr.開玩笑地
He said it in jest, not intending to offend anyone.
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第一部 - 《理性與感性》珍·奧斯汀小說有聲書 (第01-14章) (Part 1 - Sense and Sensibility Audiobook by Jane Austen (Chs 01-14))
- She was only in jest.
他說，除了他自己之外，她們只會在那裡見到一位男士；一位特別的朋友
- She was only in jest.
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- I say this in jest, but the truth usually falls somewhere in between.
我開玩笑說的，但真相通常介於兩者之間。
- I say this in jest, but the truth usually falls somewhere in between.
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- but you feel it when he speaks to you: you cannot be always sure whether he is in jest or earnest, whether he is pleased or the contrary: you don't thoroughly understand him, in short: at least I don't;
此時，報時鐘響起晚餐的鐘聲，喚我下樓。
- speaks to you; you cannot be always sure whether he is in jest or earnest, whether
與他交談時，你會感覺到；你無法確定他是開玩笑還是認真的，他
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- I mean, when Donald Trump said, "We should get have a say in who the Supreme Leader is," that struck me as either, if not said in jest, then fairly laughable.
我是說，當 Donald Trump 說「我們應該對最高領袖的人選有發言權」時，這讓我印象深刻，如果不是開玩笑，那就是相當可笑。
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- We sometimes say, generally half in jest, that we might love to go back and be a baby for an afternoon.
我們有時會半開玩笑地說，我們真想回去當一個下午的嬰兒。
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- I said it in jest.
我當時是開玩笑說的。
