死鬼的英文：
a negative but playful term used between spouses

参考例句：

His face was ghastly white twitching with suppressed pain
面孔像死鬼一般苍白，忍痛痉挛着。

negative是什么意思：
adj. 否定的；反面的；负的阴性的
n. 否定，拒绝；负数
v. 否定，拒绝

Their criticism was not negative.
他们的批评并不是负面的。

The vote is in the negative.
投票表决的结果是反对。

A negative vote or voter.
反对票，投反对票的人

playful是什么意思：
adj. 开玩笑的；爱嬉戏的

This album is bright, breezy and playful.
这张专辑音乐轻松明快，趣味十足。

There was little roughness in the spot and much playfulness.
在这种竞技中粗野少而玩笑多。

John smiled at them and gave Richard a playful poke.
约翰冲着他们笑了笑，开玩笑地捅了理查德一下。

term是什么意思：
n. 期，期限；学期；任期；条款；项；条；术语
v. 把…称为，把…叫做

It is a contradiction in terms.
这在措词上是自相矛盾的。

Hip is short term and earnest is long term.
时髦是短暂的，真诚是长远的。

extreme term of proportion
比例外项