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ludic

\LOO-dik\, adjective
Of or relating to play; characterized by play; playful.
1. 顽皮的;好开玩笑的,打趣的

Um, there's only one problem: her mother. Who, being a substantial executive, has a somewhat different attitude to the worth of the professions than her wastrel, ludic husband.
~Pat Kane, "Pleasing papa", The Guardian, July 11, 2001

He is indeed the outstanding imaginative prose stylist of his generation, with an entirely recognizable literary manner, fizzy and playful (I am trying to avoid the words "pyrotechnic" and "ludic").
~Geoffrey Wheatcroft, "What Kingsley Can Teach Martin", The Atlantic, September 2000




But within this ludic tale there lurks a tragedy of love and loss that does not lose its tenderness even when embedded in [the author's] perpetually farcical frame of mind.
~Richard Bernstein, "Lalita, Post-Modern Object of Desire", New York Times, September 8, 1999

Ludic derives from Latin ludus, "play." Ludicrous, "amusing or laughable," shares the same root.



Love begins by taking care of the closest ones - the ones at home.
                                                                               ~Mother Teresa

爱，是从照顾你身边的人，你家里的人开始的。
                                                    ——德兰修女



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