joust

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.
    — medieval joust
动词 v.
  1. To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.
    — The knights prepared to joust in the tournament.
  2. To engage in verbal sparring over an important issue. (used of two people, both of whom participate more or less equally)
    — verbally joust
  3. To touch penises while engaging in a sex act, especially oral sex. slang

词形变化

jousts plural just alternative jousts present,singular,third-person jousting participle,present jousted participle,past jousted past just alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
jostle jouster outjoust

词源

词源 1
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French jouster (modern French jouter), from Vulgar Latin *juxtō, *iuxtō, *iuxtāre, from Latin iūxta (“close to”). English since the early 14th century.
词源 2
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French jouster (modern French jouter), from Vulgar Latin *juxtō, *iuxtō, *iuxtāre, from Latin iūxta (“close to”). English since the early 14th century.
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