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

• So, you've got a nicely woven Maven project, and you'd like to test Jester on your unit tests ( or at least on a group of tests).
  那么，您已经得到了一个精心编织的Maven项目，并且希望在单元测试（或者至少在一组测试中）中测试Jester。
• The story goes that a certain court jester went too far one day and insulted his king.
  这是关于一个宫廷小丑的故事。这天，他故事讲的有点儿过头，得罪了国王。
• She held the little moon that the jester had brought her.
  她握着那小丑带给她的小月亮。
• Good thing I'm neither a clown nor a court jester.
  好在我既不是小丑也不是宫廷丑角。
• And the jester looked at her closely and saw that she was asleep.
  小丑近近地看着她，看见她睡着了。
• Robin Hood: I know, he'll make me court jester.
  罗宾汉：我知道，他会让我成为宫廷弄臣。
• A tear winked on the jester's furrowed cheek.
  小丑满是皱纹的脸上，一滴泪在闪烁。
• And the skillful Jester danced by Jonathan Jordan lit up the stage with his strength and power.
  伶俐的小丑是由乔纳森·约旦表演的，他的力量和能力为舞台增添了光彩。
• I mean, a court jester, to me, is a
  我是说，一个宫廷小丑，在我看来是
• 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。