单词 | jest |
释义 | jest n 1 thing said or done to cause amusement; joke 玩笑; 笑话. 2 (idm 习语) in jest in fun; not seriously 开玩笑地; 不严肃地 His reply was taken half seriously, half in jest. 他的答覆看来是半开玩笑半认真的. (saying 谚) Many a true word is spoken in jest. 玩笑话里有许多是真话. jest, v [I, Ipr] ~ (with sb) (about sth) make jokes (to sb) (about sth); speak or act without seriousness (跟某人)(以某事)开玩笑; 以不严肃的态度说话或做事 Stop jesting and be serious for a moment! 别开玩笑了, 严肃一会儿吧! Don´t jest about such important matters! 这麽重要的事情可不要当儿戏! jester n (formerly) man whose job was to make jokes to amuse a court or noble household (旧时)(宫廷或贵族豢养的)弄臣, 小丑 the court/king´s/queen´s jester 宫廷的[国王的/王后的]弄臣. |
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