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

• I mean, a court jester, to me, is a
  我是说，一个宫廷小丑，在我看来是
• She held the little moon that the jester had brought her.
  她握着那小丑带给她的小月亮。
• 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。
• He was a jester and a parcel poet.
  他是一个小丑，也是个业余诗人。
• 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。
• 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。
• Jester: this is amazing! Even the Devil boy is no match for it!
  杰斯特：太令人惊奇了！连恶魔小子也不是他的对手！
• 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。
• A tear winked on the jester's furrowed cheek.
  小丑满是皱纹的脸上，一滴泪在闪烁。