jestingly

/dʒˈɛstɪŋli/ adv

In jest; jokingly.

Word Origin Surprisingly, jest comes from Latin gerere 'to perform, do' — through Old French geste 'exploit, tale of deeds'. A jest was originally a story of heroic deeds, then a tale, then a joke. The root gerere is incredibly productive: gesture, gesticulate, digest (carry apart), suggest (carry under), register (carry back). Jestingly is the adverb form: doing something in a joking manner.

adv In jest; jokingly.

He suggested, jestingly, that we should all quit our jobs and become professional beach bums.

(副词) 开玩笑地;戏谑地;打趣地

他开玩笑地建议我们都辞掉工作,去当职业海滩流浪汉。

(adverbio) en broma; jocosamente; en chanza; bromistamente [En broma; jocosamente.]

Sugirió, en broma, que todos deberíamos renunciar a nuestros trabajos y convertirnos en vagos profesionales de playa.

(adverbe) en plaisantant; pour rire; par plaisanterie; facétieusement; en badinant [D'une manière enjouée et non sérieuse ; pour plaisanter.]

Il a suggéré, en plaisantant, que nous devrions tous quitter notre emploi pour devenir des fainéants professionnels de plage.

(Adverb) scherzhaft; im Scherz; spaßeshalber [Auf scherzhafte Weise; im Spaß.]

Er schlug **jestingly** vor, wir sollten alle unsere Jobs kündigen und professionelle Strandbummler werden.

(副詞) 冗談で、ふざけて。

彼は冗談で、全員仕事を辞めて海辺でぶらぶら暮らすプロになるべきだと提案した。

(advérbio) brincando; em tom de brincadeira; gracejando; por brincadeira; zombeteiramente [Em tom de brincadeira; zombeteiramente.]

Ele sugeriu, em tom de brincadeira, que todos nós deveríamos largar nossos empregos e virar surfistas profissionais de praia.

Word parts: jest + ing + ly

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