I have never quite got over the fact that I thought, and I'm afraid I still do think, that 'acting' for a man - a really proper man - is sissified and faintly ridiculous.

“我无法改变我的想法，我担心我仍然认为，“演戏”对于男人——一个真正的男人——是很女性化且可笑的。”

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It's natural to hold actors and performers up as role models, but to do so in this case is faintly ridiculous, since, of all of us, they are under the most intense pressure regarding their looks.

把演员奉为模型这是很自然的，但是当面对整容手术这样一个情况时，这么做是相当可笑的，因为，谈及面容时他们承受着相当大的压力。

youdao

This may sound faintly ridiculous, but the finished object looks like a deeply satisfying classical column.

ECONOMIST: American contemporary art

It feels faintly ridiculous, but it is a break from the chaos for some.

BBC: London 2012: Beach volleyball plays on amid riots

Everybody looks faintly ridiculous or pathetic trapped in their remote time and place with their arcane activities and attire, their unglamorous faces and physiognomies.

FORBES: Henri Cartier-Bresson: Aesthetic Contrarian