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

• 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。
• 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。
• She held the little moon that the jester had brought her.
  她握着那小丑带给她的小月亮。
• "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。
• Jester: don't act so rashly, my boy.
  杰斯特：别那么不耐烦，我的孩子。
• I'm the jester perhaps, if that works.
  也许我是小丑，如果这样可以的话。
• A tear winked on the jester's furrowed cheek.
  小丑满是皱纹的脸上，一滴泪在闪烁。
• Jester: It was quite a ride you know!
  杰斯特：你知道这事很麻烦！
• 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。
• Jester: He's headed to the control room in the basement.
  杰斯特：他已经向控制室出发了。