Definition of harlequin in English:

harlequin

noun ˈhɑːlɪkwɪnˈhɑrləkwən

1A mute character in traditional pantomime, typically masked and dressed in a diamond-patterned costume.
哈勒奎角色（传统圣诞童话剧中一个不开口说话的角色，通常戴面具，穿有钻石图案的戏装），滑稽角色，丑角
Example sentencesExamples
- The harlequin threw the baton over the translucent material, diving underneath and emerging on the other side to catch the silver rod, to gasps of awe from the spectators.
- With a photocopied handout of a leering harlequin she explained the different shapes and colors that worked best.
- Virgil is shown working in a fast-food restaurant wearing janglers' bells on his head like a harlequin, the fool's cap of working youth's subjugation, but he exits to save the life of a rapper.
- He mimed adults sneaking stares at him from behind menus in restaurants, little kids brazenly trying to pull off his harlequin's mask, or drivers doing double-takes as they passed in cars.
- Canio's character, Pagliaccio, catches his wife with the young Harlequin, played by the troupe's junior member, Beppe.
Synonyms
jester, joker, merry andrew, droll
rare zany
1. 1.1historical A stock comic character in Italian commedia dell'arte.
  〈史〉（意大利即兴喜剧中常有的）哈勒奎小丑
2A small duck of fast-flowing streams around the Arctic and North Pacific, the male having mainly grey-blue plumage with bold white markings.
丑鸭
Histrionicus histrionicus, family Anatidae
Example sentencesExamples
- Lewis cited research demonstrating the effects of boating on bald eagles and harlequin ducks and noted park archaeological sites also could be affected by boaters.
- I've seen more gyrfalcons around Myvatn than anywhere else in Iceland and rarely fail to find harlequin ducks under the bridge over the River Laxá.
- A walk along Whiffen Spit, the sandbar that curls around Sooke Harbour, turns up harlequin ducks, oystercatchers, plovers, and, if you're lucky, orca sightings.
- State and federal studies show that 23 out of 25 keystone species, including orcas, sea otters, harbor seals, harlequin ducks and Pacific herring, still have not recovered from the oil spill.
- It hosts a critical range for ungulates, several regionally important wildlife movement corridors, productive wildlife habitat, and listed species such as grizzly bears and harlequin ducks.

adjectiveˈhɑːlɪkwɪnˈhɑrləkwən

In varied colours; variegated.
杂色的，花色的
Example sentencesExamples
- The custom cabinets look like bright circus blocks, the tile backsplash has a harlequin pattern, and the pendant lights resemble spun cotton candy.
- Fred, somehow, manages to be even more absurd than Eleanor, dressed in a skin-tight harlequin outfit that makes him look like a scrawny fool.
- The signature area is the harlequin pattern of terracotta, green, and yellow glass tiles forming the back-splash behind the cooktop.
- NGV Australia is in a whimsical development, one part of a higgledy-piggledy, harlequin coloured complex embracing a doping irregular campo.
- It began at 5 O'clock, out on the grounds amid harlequin tents and decorations.
Synonyms
varicoloured, variegated, colourful, particoloured, multicoloured, multicolour, many-coloured, many-hued, rainbow, jazzy, kaleidoscopic, psychedelic, polychromatic, chequered
informal (looking) like an explosion in a paint factory
rare motley

Origin

Late 16th century: from obsolete French, from earlier Herlequin (or Hellequin), the name of the leader of a legendary troop of demon horsemen; perhaps ultimately related to Old English Herla cyning 'King Herla', a mythical figure sometimes identified with Woden.

Harlequin is the name of a mute character, masked and dressed in a diamond-patterned costume, who played a leading role in the harlequinade (late 18th century), a section of a traditional pantomime. As pantomime developed from being a prologue into a dramatized story, it included a transformation scene in which Harlequin and his mistress Columbine performed a dance. Harlequin comes from French, from the earlier Herlequin (or Hellequin), the leader of a legendary troop of demon horsemen. It may ultimately be related to Old English Herla cyning ‘King Herla’, a mythical figure found in early British legend. See pantomime

Definition of harlequin in US English:

harlequin

nounˈhɑrləkwənˈhärləkwən

1A mute character in traditional pantomime, typically masked and dressed in a diamond-patterned costume.
哈勒奎角色（传统圣诞童话剧中一个不开口说话的角色，通常戴面具，穿有钻石图案的戏装），滑稽角色，丑角
Example sentencesExamples
- Virgil is shown working in a fast-food restaurant wearing janglers' bells on his head like a harlequin, the fool's cap of working youth's subjugation, but he exits to save the life of a rapper.
- He mimed adults sneaking stares at him from behind menus in restaurants, little kids brazenly trying to pull off his harlequin's mask, or drivers doing double-takes as they passed in cars.
- Canio's character, Pagliaccio, catches his wife with the young Harlequin, played by the troupe's junior member, Beppe.
- The harlequin threw the baton over the translucent material, diving underneath and emerging on the other side to catch the silver rod, to gasps of awe from the spectators.
- With a photocopied handout of a leering harlequin she explained the different shapes and colors that worked best.
Synonyms
jester, joker, merry andrew, droll
1. 1.1historical A stock comic character in Italian commedia dell'arte.
  〈史〉（意大利即兴喜剧中常有的）哈勒奎小丑
2A small duck of fast-flowing streams around the Arctic and North Pacific, the male having mainly gray-blue plumage with bold white markings.
丑鸭
Histrionicus histrionicus, family Anatidae
Example sentencesExamples
- It hosts a critical range for ungulates, several regionally important wildlife movement corridors, productive wildlife habitat, and listed species such as grizzly bears and harlequin ducks.
- State and federal studies show that 23 out of 25 keystone species, including orcas, sea otters, harbor seals, harlequin ducks and Pacific herring, still have not recovered from the oil spill.
- A walk along Whiffen Spit, the sandbar that curls around Sooke Harbour, turns up harlequin ducks, oystercatchers, plovers, and, if you're lucky, orca sightings.
- Lewis cited research demonstrating the effects of boating on bald eagles and harlequin ducks and noted park archaeological sites also could be affected by boaters.
- I've seen more gyrfalcons around Myvatn than anywhere else in Iceland and rarely fail to find harlequin ducks under the bridge over the River Laxá.

adjectiveˈhɑrləkwənˈhärləkwən

In varied colors; variegated.
杂色的，花色的
Example sentencesExamples
- The signature area is the harlequin pattern of terracotta, green, and yellow glass tiles forming the back-splash behind the cooktop.
- The custom cabinets look like bright circus blocks, the tile backsplash has a harlequin pattern, and the pendant lights resemble spun cotton candy.
- It began at 5 O'clock, out on the grounds amid harlequin tents and decorations.
- Fred, somehow, manages to be even more absurd than Eleanor, dressed in a skin-tight harlequin outfit that makes him look like a scrawny fool.
- NGV Australia is in a whimsical development, one part of a higgledy-piggledy, harlequin coloured complex embracing a doping irregular campo.
Synonyms
varicoloured, variegated, colourful, particoloured, multicoloured, multicolour, many-coloured, many-hued, rainbow, jazzy, kaleidoscopic, psychedelic, polychromatic, chequered

Origin

Late 16th century: from obsolete French, from earlier Herlequin (or Hellequin), the name of the leader of a legendary troop of demon horsemen; perhaps ultimately related to Old English Herla cyning ‘King Herla’, a mythical figure sometimes identified with Woden.

单词	harlequin
释义	Definition of harlequin in English: harlequin noun ˈhɑːlɪkwɪnˈhɑrləkwən 1A mute character in traditional pantomime, typically masked and dressed in a diamond-patterned costume. 哈勒奎角色（传统圣诞童话剧中一个不开口说话的角色，通常戴面具，穿有钻石图案的戏装），滑稽角色，丑角 Example sentencesExamples The harlequin threw the baton over the translucent material, diving underneath and emerging on the other side to catch the silver rod, to gasps of awe from the spectators. With a photocopied handout of a leering harlequin she explained the different shapes and colors that worked best. Virgil is shown working in a fast-food restaurant wearing janglers' bells on his head like a harlequin, the fool's cap of working youth's subjugation, but he exits to save the life of a rapper. He mimed adults sneaking stares at him from behind menus in restaurants, little kids brazenly trying to pull off his harlequin's mask, or drivers doing double-takes as they passed in cars. Canio's character, Pagliaccio, catches his wife with the young Harlequin, played by the troupe's junior member, Beppe. Synonyms jester, joker, merry andrew, droll rare zany 1.1historical A stock comic character in Italian commedia dell'arte. 〈史〉（意大利即兴喜剧中常有的）哈勒奎小丑 2A small duck of fast-flowing streams around the Arctic and North Pacific, the male having mainly grey-blue plumage with bold white markings. 丑鸭 Histrionicus histrionicus, family Anatidae Example sentencesExamples Lewis cited research demonstrating the effects of boating on bald eagles and harlequin ducks and noted park archaeological sites also could be affected by boaters. I've seen more gyrfalcons around Myvatn than anywhere else in Iceland and rarely fail to find harlequin ducks under the bridge over the River Laxá. A walk along Whiffen Spit, the sandbar that curls around Sooke Harbour, turns up harlequin ducks, oystercatchers, plovers, and, if you're lucky, orca sightings. State and federal studies show that 23 out of 25 keystone species, including orcas, sea otters, harbor seals, harlequin ducks and Pacific herring, still have not recovered from the oil spill. It hosts a critical range for ungulates, several regionally important wildlife movement corridors, productive wildlife habitat, and listed species such as grizzly bears and harlequin ducks. adjectiveˈhɑːlɪkwɪnˈhɑrləkwən In varied colours; variegated. 杂色的，花色的 Example sentencesExamples The custom cabinets look like bright circus blocks, the tile backsplash has a harlequin pattern, and the pendant lights resemble spun cotton candy. Fred, somehow, manages to be even more absurd than Eleanor, dressed in a skin-tight harlequin outfit that makes him look like a scrawny fool. The signature area is the harlequin pattern of terracotta, green, and yellow glass tiles forming the back-splash behind the cooktop. NGV Australia is in a whimsical development, one part of a higgledy-piggledy, harlequin coloured complex embracing a doping irregular campo. It began at 5 O'clock, out on the grounds amid harlequin tents and decorations. Synonyms varicoloured, variegated, colourful, particoloured, multicoloured, multicolour, many-coloured, many-hued, rainbow, jazzy, kaleidoscopic, psychedelic, polychromatic, chequered informal (looking) like an explosion in a paint factory rare motley Origin Late 16th century: from obsolete French, from earlier Herlequin (or Hellequin), the name of the leader of a legendary troop of demon horsemen; perhaps ultimately related to Old English Herla cyning 'King Herla', a mythical figure sometimes identified with Woden. Harlequin is the name of a mute character, masked and dressed in a diamond-patterned costume, who played a leading role in the harlequinade (late 18th century), a section of a traditional pantomime. As pantomime developed from being a prologue into a dramatized story, it included a transformation scene in which Harlequin and his mistress Columbine performed a dance. Harlequin comes from French, from the earlier Herlequin (or Hellequin), the leader of a legendary troop of demon horsemen. It may ultimately be related to Old English Herla cyning ‘King Herla’, a mythical figure found in early British legend. See pantomime Definition of harlequin in US English: harlequin nounˈhɑrləkwənˈhärləkwən 1A mute character in traditional pantomime, typically masked and dressed in a diamond-patterned costume. 哈勒奎角色（传统圣诞童话剧中一个不开口说话的角色，通常戴面具，穿有钻石图案的戏装），滑稽角色，丑角 Example sentencesExamples Virgil is shown working in a fast-food restaurant wearing janglers' bells on his head like a harlequin, the fool's cap of working youth's subjugation, but he exits to save the life of a rapper. He mimed adults sneaking stares at him from behind menus in restaurants, little kids brazenly trying to pull off his harlequin's mask, or drivers doing double-takes as they passed in cars. Canio's character, Pagliaccio, catches his wife with the young Harlequin, played by the troupe's junior member, Beppe. The harlequin threw the baton over the translucent material, diving underneath and emerging on the other side to catch the silver rod, to gasps of awe from the spectators. With a photocopied handout of a leering harlequin she explained the different shapes and colors that worked best. Synonyms jester, joker, merry andrew, droll 1.1historical A stock comic character in Italian commedia dell'arte. 〈史〉（意大利即兴喜剧中常有的）哈勒奎小丑 2A small duck of fast-flowing streams around the Arctic and North Pacific, the male having mainly gray-blue plumage with bold white markings. 丑鸭 Histrionicus histrionicus, family Anatidae Example sentencesExamples It hosts a critical range for ungulates, several regionally important wildlife movement corridors, productive wildlife habitat, and listed species such as grizzly bears and harlequin ducks. State and federal studies show that 23 out of 25 keystone species, including orcas, sea otters, harbor seals, harlequin ducks and Pacific herring, still have not recovered from the oil spill. A walk along Whiffen Spit, the sandbar that curls around Sooke Harbour, turns up harlequin ducks, oystercatchers, plovers, and, if you're lucky, orca sightings. Lewis cited research demonstrating the effects of boating on bald eagles and harlequin ducks and noted park archaeological sites also could be affected by boaters. I've seen more gyrfalcons around Myvatn than anywhere else in Iceland and rarely fail to find harlequin ducks under the bridge over the River Laxá. adjectiveˈhɑrləkwənˈhärləkwən In varied colors; variegated. 杂色的，花色的 Example sentencesExamples The signature area is the harlequin pattern of terracotta, green, and yellow glass tiles forming the back-splash behind the cooktop. The custom cabinets look like bright circus blocks, the tile backsplash has a harlequin pattern, and the pendant lights resemble spun cotton candy. It began at 5 O'clock, out on the grounds amid harlequin tents and decorations. Fred, somehow, manages to be even more absurd than Eleanor, dressed in a skin-tight harlequin outfit that makes him look like a scrawny fool. NGV Australia is in a whimsical development, one part of a higgledy-piggledy, harlequin coloured complex embracing a doping irregular campo. Synonyms varicoloured, variegated, colourful, particoloured, multicoloured, multicolour, many-coloured, many-hued, rainbow, jazzy, kaleidoscopic, psychedelic, polychromatic, chequered Origin Late 16th century: from obsolete French, from earlier Herlequin (or Hellequin), the name of the leader of a legendary troop of demon horsemen; perhaps ultimately related to Old English Herla cyning ‘King Herla’, a mythical figure sometimes identified with Woden.
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