gallows humour

gallows humour

美 　英

• n.絞刑架下的幽默；面臨大難時的幽默
• 網絡面臨大難的幽默

英漢雙解

英漢解釋

na.	1. 〈美〉凄慘的幽默;充滿怨恨的幽默

英英解釋

n.	1. macabre humour that finds irony or comedy in serious matters such as death 2. humour about unpleasant or serious things such as death or disease

例句

gallows humour jokes about unpleasant things like death, disease, etc.

傷感的幽默（有關死亡、疾病等不快事的笑話）。

Certain sectors, such as medicine and the armed forces, have a reputation for a robust gallows humour, which works as a coping mechanism.

某些特定部門，例如醫藥和軍隊，都以苦中作樂出名，這相當于一種應對機制。

But somehow it worked. Gallows humour becomes Mr Brown.

看來“大難當頭的幽默”適合布朗。