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 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。
• When the jester sang for the King and Queen, In a coat he borrowed from James Dean.
  小丑穿上詹姆士迪恩的外套为国王和王后演唱。
• He was a jester and a parcel poet.
  他是一个小丑，也是个业余诗人。
• 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。
• 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 don't think he did his homework very well," Jester said of the ringleader.
  我觉得他事前没有做好功课，」杰斯特说：「他挑错晚上了。
• 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: It was quite a ride you know!
  杰斯特：你知道这事很麻烦！
• Jester: don't act so rashly, my boy.
  杰斯特：别那么不耐烦，我的孩子。