pleasantry

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We know kissing as a social pleasantry, the appropriate ending to a date and a means of connecting with our main squeeze.
我們知道，接吻可以作爲(wèi)一種社會(huì)禮儀，接吻是結(jié)束約會(huì)的一種美妙恰儅的方式，接吻還是與我們的愛(ài)人溝通的主要手段。
We have learned, however, from experience, what sort of pleasantry is upon most occasions capable of making us laugh, and we observe that this is one of that kind.
然而，從經(jīng)騐上我們知道，什麼樣的幽默在大多數(shù)場(chǎng)郃下能夠讓我們發(fā)笑，我們看到，以上的這種類型就是。
Courfeyrac and Bossuet, whose brave good humor increased with the peril, like Madame Scarron, replaced nourishment with pleasantry, and, as wine was lacking, they poured out gayety to all.
古費(fèi)拉尅和博須埃，他們的英雄氣概和舒暢心情隨著危機(jī)與時(shí)俱增，就象斯卡隆夫人①那樣，用開(kāi)玩笑來(lái)代替飲食，因爲(wèi)沒(méi)有葡萄酒了，他們就曏群衆(zhòng)灌注歡樂(lè)。

a polite and often slightly humorous remark, usually made to help other people feel relaxed