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

• 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。
• Jester: don't act so rashly, my boy.
  杰斯特：别那么不耐烦，我的孩子。
• 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 was a jester and a parcel poet.
  他是一个小丑，也是个业余诗人。
• Jester: He's headed to the control room in the basement.
  杰斯特：他已经向控制室出发了。
• A tear winked on the jester's furrowed cheek.
  小丑满是皱纹的脸上，一滴泪在闪烁。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'm the jester perhaps, if that works.
  也许我是小丑，如果这样可以的话。
• 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。