jester

英 [ˈdʒestə(r)]

美 [ˈdʒestər]

n.  (旧时宫廷中的)逗乐小丑，弄臣

复数：jesters　

BNC.23234 / COCA.24514

牛津词典

noun

• （旧时宫廷中的）逗乐小丑，弄臣
  a man employed in the past at the court of a king or queen to amuse people by telling jokes and funny stories
  1. the court jester
     宫廷弄臣

柯林斯词典

• （中世纪欧洲宫廷的）逗乐小丑，弄臣
  In the courts of kings and queens in medieval Europe, thejesterwas the person whose job was to do silly things in order to make people laugh.

英英释义

noun

• a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
  Synonym:foolmotley fool

双语例句

• Jester: oops, I forgot to mention one teeny Wittle item.
  杰斯特：对了，我差点忘记了一个小小的细节。
• Good thing I'm neither a clown nor a court jester.
  好在我既不是小丑也不是宫廷丑角。
• Jester: It was quite a ride you know!
  杰斯特：你知道这事很麻烦！
• I'm the jester perhaps, if that works.
  也许我是小丑，如果这样可以的话。
• A tear winked on the jester's furrowed cheek.
  小丑满是皱纹的脸上，一滴泪在闪烁。
• He was a jester and a parcel poet.
  他是一个小丑，也是个业余诗人。
• The parti-colored attire of a court jester. he dresses rather flamboyantly.
  宫廷小丑穿的杂色彩衣他穿的衣服色彩很艳。
• Oh, and while the King was looking down, The jester stole his thorny crown.
  当国王向下一望，小丑偷掉多刺的王冠成了帝王。
• So, you've got a nicely woven Maven project, and you'd like to test Jester on your unit tests ( or at least on a group of tests).
  那么，您已经得到了一个精心编织的Maven项目，并且希望在单元测试（或者至少在一组测试中）中测试Jester。
• Older tactics include the court jester and the devil's advocate.
  更古老的策略包括，规定一个讽谏者或者喜欢唱反调的人。