tongue-in-cheek
adj. 不认真的；不当真的；半开玩笑的
adv. 无诚意地
近义词：insincere，lighthearted，ironic，funny，flippant，joking，humorous，whimsical，sardonic，facetious，jokingly，facetiously，banteringly，bantering，
英英释义
Adjective
- cleverly amusing in tone;
"a bantering tone" "facetious remarks" "tongue-in-cheek advice"
Adverb
- in a bantering fashion;
"he spoke to her banteringly"
- not seriously;
"I meant it facetiously"
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- I was pretty serious in what I said at dinner.我晚餐时说的话是当真的。
- Fact is, I'm in a bit of a jam at the moment.我当真有点兜不转了！