early 15c., "comic," from comic (or Latin comicus) + -al (1). Meaning "funny" is from 1680s. Earlier Middle English had an identical word meaning "epileptic," from Latin morbus comitialis "epilepsy."
雙語例句
1. They looked rather comical as they crawled up precarious ladders.
他們順著搖搖晃晃的梯子往上爬，看起來非常滑稽。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Events took a comical turn.
事態(tài)出現(xiàn)了有趣的轉(zhuǎn)折。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He is a faintly comical figure who fears being made fun of.
他是個害怕被別人取笑的有點兒滑稽的人物.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Everyone laughed at her comical remarks.
大家聽了她的插科打諢都大笑起來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. The comical characters are brought into the story for a little light relief.