Yorick
/ˈjɒrɪk/
/ˈjɔːrɪk/
- a former court jester (= a man employed to amuse the king in the Middle Ages) whose skull is found by the men digging Ophelia's grave in Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Hamlet picks up the skull and makes a famous speech, which begins: “Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio;A fellow of infinite jest …”
前宫廷小丑（中世纪受雇取笑国王的人），莎士比亚戏剧《哈姆雷特》中挖掘奥菲莉亚坟墓的人们发现了他的头骨。哈姆雷特捡起头骨，发表了一场著名的演讲，演讲的开头是：“唉，可怜的约里克。我认识他，霍雷肖；一个总是爱开玩笑的人……”