mid-14c., verbal noun from laugh (v.). Laughing matter (usually with negative) is from 1560s. Nitrous oxide has been called laughing gas since 1842 (for its exhilarating effects). Davy, experimenting with the gas, discovered these as far back as 1779: "When I took the bag from my mouth, I immediately laughed. The laughter was involuntary, but highly pleasurable, accompanied by a thrill all through me."
雙語例句
1. I thought they were laughing at me because I was ugly.
我覺得他們嘲笑我是因為我長得丑。
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2. He carried on telling a joke, laughing his head off.
他繼續講笑話，自己笑得前仰后合。
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3. He was still laughing when he heard the rasp of Rennie's voice.
當他聽到倫尼尖叫的聲音時仍然在笑.
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4. He is unpredictable, weeping one moment, laughing the next.
他喜怒無常，一會兒哭，一會兒笑。
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5. I was tickling him, and he was laughing and giggling.