laughter

Compared meaning: laughing, the sound of laughing (noun).

比较义项：笑，笑声（名词）。

• laugh

  Laugh is usually a countable noun for one instance of laughing (a laugh, two laughs), often paired with 'have/give a laugh'; it can also be a verb, not compared here.

  laugh 通常是可数名词，指一次具体的笑（a laugh，two laughs），常与 have/give a laugh 搭配；它也可作动词“笑”，但此处不作比较。

  She let out a nervous laugh before answering the difficult question.

  在回答那个难题之前，她发出了一声紧张的笑。

• laughter 本词

  Laughter is an uncountable noun describing the general sound or activity of laughing, often sustained or coming from a group, and has no verb form.

  laughter 是不可数名词，指笑声这一整体的声音或行为，往往是持续的或来自一群人，且没有动词形式。

  Their laughter filled the room during the funny movie.

  在看那部搞笑电影时，他们的笑声传遍了整个房间。

Laugh and laughter both name laughing, but laugh is usually a countable noun for one instance, as in 'a laugh' or 'have a laugh'. Laughter is uncountable, describing the general sound or activity of laughing, often from a group. Laugh's verb use is not compared.

这两个词都表示“笑”或“笑声”这一义项，容易混淆，但用法不同：laugh 多作可数名词，指一次具体的笑或笑的动作；laughter 是不可数名词，指持续的、整体的笑声。此处不比较 laugh 作动词“笑”的用法。