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."
权威例句
1. They looked rather comical as they crawled up precarious ladders.
他们顺着摇摇晃晃的梯子往上爬,看起来非常滑稽。
2. Events took a comical turn.
事态出现了有趣的转折。
3. He is a faintly comical figure who fears being made fun of.
他是个害怕被别人取笑的有点儿滑稽的人物.
4. Everyone laughed at her comical remarks.
大家听了她的插科打诨都大笑起来.
5. The comical characters are brought into the story for a little light relief.