English Dictionary

church giggles

名詞

複数形 複数形のみ

Uncontrollable laughter or giggling that occurs inappropriately in an inappropriate place and time, as when in church

日本語の意味

教会など、厳かな場所において、場にそぐわない不適切なタイミングで起こる、抑えきれない笑いやくすくす笑いを指す。 / 宗教儀式や厳粛な環境中で、制御できずに発生する無邪気または不適切な笑い声の現象。

Her sudden church giggles during the sermon made everyone glance around in embarrassment.

説教の最中に彼女が突然礼拝中の抑えきれないくすくす笑いをしてしまい、皆が恥ずかしそうに周りを見回した。

意味（1）

Uncontrollable laughter or giggling that occurs inappropriately in an inappropriate place and time, as when in church

But I couldn't help myself Something struck me as awfully funny that day—the hushed reverence, my starched white dress, I cannot say for sure. My church giggles grew louder and louder, and the more I tried to tame them, the worse they got, until the Church of England must have had doubts about my prospects for salvation.