laughable: applies to anything that occasions laughter whether intentionally or unintentionally: her attempts at roller-skating is ~.


ludicrous: suggests absurdity or preposterousness that excites both laughter and scorn and sometimes pity: a spy thriller with a ~ plot.  (absurd荒谬荒唐implies something that is not logical, or doesn't make sense，如your claim is quite absurd你的要求很荒谬) (preposterous不合理荒谬unreasonable，pre词根表示前,post表示后，字面意思是前后错乱，如the whole idea was preposterous整个想法都很荒谬)


ridiculous: suggests extreme absurdity, foolishness, or contemptibility: a ~ portrayal of wartime battle.


comic: applies especially to that which arouses thoughtful or wry amusement: Falstaff is one of Shakespeare's great ~ characters. (wry两个意思，1反讽的, 2既想哭又想笑，既哭笑不得，苦笑)


comical: applies to that which arouses unrestrained spontaneous hilarity: his ~ appearance would have tested a saint.


risible: connotes that which causes laughter or is funny: a ~ account of their mishap.


droll: suggests laughable qualities arising from oddity, quaintness, or deliberate waggishness: amused us with ~ stories of questionable veracity.   (waggish戏谑开玩笑joking, not serious，如a waggish disposition that often got him into trouble as a child小时候因为喜欢戏谑开玩笑，经常惹麻烦)    (verity事实，veracity"尊重"事实或"符合"事实, 如a politician not known for his veracity一个不诚实的政客)


funny: interchangeable with any of the other terms, may suggest curiousness or strangeness as the basis of a laughable quality: had a ~ feeling about the whole encounter.


laughable可笑: 泛指让人发笑，无论有意或无意，ludicrous荒唐: 荒唐不合逻辑，让人既可笑又可鄙又可怜，ridiculous极度荒唐: 极度荒唐愚昧可鄙，comic喜剧的: 通过反讽供人娱乐，或同时让人思考，comical引人大笑: 让人禁不住捧腹大笑(hilarity大声欢笑喧闹)，risible有趣可笑: 仅表示有趣可笑(funny,laughable)，无褒贬意涵，droll怪诞诙谐: 怪诞(odd,quaint)或故意戏谑，funny有趣: 可替换其它词，表示由于好奇或奇怪而想笑。


记忆方法: 1）首字母LLRCCRDF左左右右处处地方<==都有可笑的事


         2）可笑的意思是引人发笑mean provoking laughter or mirth.   mirth欢乐笑声