ribbing(名词):(多为善意的)打趣、取笑、逗弄;常见于口语与非正式语境。
也可指与 rib(肋骨/肋状支撑)有关的“肋条结构、肋骨状加固”(较少见,偏技术/描述性用法)。
/ˈrɪbɪŋ/
He took the ribbing with a smile.
他笑着接受了大家的打趣。
Although she felt embarrassed at first, she later realized the ribbing was meant to welcome her into the group rather than to hurt her.
虽然她起初有些尴尬,但后来她明白这些打趣是为了欢迎她加入群体,而不是要伤害她。
ribbing 来自动词 to rib(取笑、打趣),而 rib 原义是“肋骨”。英语里这类引申常见:把“用胳膊肘/肋部轻轻戳一下”的身体动作联想到“逗人、开玩笑”,逐渐发展为美式口语中的“取笑”。后加 -ing 构成名词,表示“打趣这种行为”。