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

• 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。
• Her deadpan face really fooled me when she said she'd lost my bag-i didn't realize she was joking.
  当她说弄丢了我的提包时，她那不动声色的表情真骗过了我，我没意识到她在开玩笑。
• No, he answers in a deadpan voice.
  不是，他语气平静地回答。
• He pauses, before adding in a deadpan voice: "but I fully support our policy."
  他停顿了一下，接着不动声色地补充道：“但我绝对支持我们的政策。”
• 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。
• 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。
• "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。”
• 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。
• 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。
• I deadpan silently and friend hug.
  我则面无表情默默地和朋友拥抱。