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单词 pleasantry
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pleas•ant•ry /ˈplɛzəntri/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -ries. 
  1. a humorous action or remark.
  2. a courteous remark used to make a conversation proceed more easily:We exchanged pleasantries about the weather, then got down to business.
See -plac-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pleas•ant•ry  (plez′ən trē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. 
  1. good-humored teasing;
    banter.
  2. a humorous or jesting remark.
  3. a courteous social remark used to initiate or facilitate a conversation:to exchange pleasantries.
  4. a humorous action.
  • French plaisanterie, Old French plesanterie. See pleasant, -ry
  • 1645–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pleasantry /ˈplɛzəntrɪ/ n ( pl -ries)
  1. (often plural) an agreeable or amusing remark, often one made in order to be polite: they exchanged pleasantries
  2. an agreeably humorous manner or style
Etymology: 17th Century: from French plaisanterie, from plaisant pleasant
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