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

• A tear winked on the jester's furrowed cheek.
  小丑满是皱纹的脸上，一滴泪在闪烁。
• The story goes that a certain court jester went too far one day and insulted his king.
  这是关于一个宫廷小丑的故事。这天，他故事讲的有点儿过头，得罪了国王。
• Jester works in every instance outside a Maven project build configuration.
  Jester运行在Maven项目构建配置以外的每个实例中。
• 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。
• Jester: you're not gonna shoot me, are you? If you do, I'll die, you know.
  杰斯特：你不会开枪的吧？你一开枪我的小命可就挂了，你知道的。
• He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everybody: the princess, the priests, the wise men, the court jester.
  亚瑟回到自己的王国，并开始征询每个人的意见。公主，牧师，智者，甚至宫廷里逗乐小丑的意见他都问过了。
• 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。
• This word was received with loud cheers. A jester at the court of his master, indulged and disesteemed, winning a clement master's praise.
  这句话博得了大声喝采。左不过是主人宫廷里的一名弄臣，既被纵容又受到轻视，博得宽厚的主人一声赞许而已。
• He was a jester and a parcel poet.
  他是一个小丑，也是个业余诗人。
• Jester: don't act so rashly, my boy.
  杰斯特：别那么不耐烦，我的孩子。