English Dictionary

laughable

/ˈlaːfəbl̩/

adj

(now rare) Fitted to excite laughter; humorous. / Worthless; worthy of contempt or derision.

The clown's performance was laughable.

意味（1）

(now rare) Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.

At this our first dinner at the Government House a very laughable incident occurred.

意味（2）

Worthless; worthy of contempt or derision.

It would be difficult, for example, to imagine a bigger, more obvious subject for comedy than the laughable self-delusion of washed-up celebrities, especially if the washed-up celebrity in question is Adam West, a camp icon who can go toe to toe with William Shatner as the king of winking self-parody.