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jestJestn [C] fmlsomething which is said or done in order to amuse笑话; 滑稽事His proposal was no jest--he was completely sincere.他的建议不是开玩笑，他是非常真诚的。If you say something in jest, you say it as a joke and do not mean it seriously.以开玩笑方式She claims her remarks were only spoken in jest, and that they should never have been published.她声称她的话仅仅是开玩笑地说的，决不应该发表。Although his criticisms were made half in jest, there was also some truth in them.尽管他的批评是半开玩笑的，但其中也有些真理。(saying) "Many a true word is spoken in jest"means that humorous remarks often contain serious or truthful statements.真理常在笑谈中。
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