jester

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈd͡ʒɛs.tə/    美 /ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who jests, jokes or teases.
    — As resident jester at the maverick journalism outlet The Free Press, Nellie Bowles scours the news for the absurd and hypocritical, and then skewers the best of the worst in her column, TGIF.
  2. A person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.
  3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Southeast Asian genus Symbrenthia.
动词 v.
  1. To act in a foolish or clownish way for the purpose of entertainment or attracting attention. intransitive

词形变化

jesters plural jesters present,singular,third-person jestering participle,present jestered participle,past jestered past

词汇关系

近义词
clown joker fool jestress fiddle jester joculator joculatrix merryman motley fool railleur
上位词
person
下位词
court jester Merry Andrew pickle-herring
衍生词
court jester jestermaxx
相关词
bauble coxcomb jest laughingstock motley acrobat juggler tumbler

词源

词源 1
From Middle English gestour; equivalent to jest + -er.
词源 2
From Middle English gestour; equivalent to jest + -er.
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