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

• The jester laughed Lenore and wanted to see the king's jeweler.
  小丑笑了丽诺儿，然后去见国王的珠宝匠。
• Are you a good joker, jester, buffoon or humorist? You can have a go here.
  您很会说笑话吗？这里让您大展伸手。
• A tear winked on the jester's furrowed cheek.
  小丑满是皱纹的脸上，一滴泪在闪烁。
• Robin Hood: I know, he'll make me court jester.
  罗宾汉：我知道，他会让我成为宫廷弄臣。
• Written by Ivan Moore, Jester is an excellent tool that tests the unit tests that programmers and developers write.
  Jester由IvanMoore编写，它是测试由程序员和开发人员编写的单元测试的优秀工具。
• Replicas of five tiny bronze figurines-dancers and musicians escorted by a jester-provide a tantalizing glimpse into Myanmar's ( Burma's) history.
  五个复制的小铜像与小丑一起的演奏者和舞蹈者勾起了我们对于缅甸历史的兴趣。
• He was a jester and a parcel poet.
  他是一个小丑，也是个业余诗人。
• And the jester looked at her closely and saw that she was asleep.
  小丑近近地看着她，看见她睡着了。
• 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。
• Jester: It was quite a ride you know!
  杰斯特：你知道这事很麻烦！