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

  1. (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

  1. (中世纪欧洲宫廷的)逗乐小丑,弄臣
    In the courts of kings and queens in medieval Europe, the jester was the person whose job was to do silly things in order to make people laugh.

    双语例句

    1. There are two convenience scripts from the Windows and Linux/ UNIX platforms that would install Jester ( that is, the actual jester-1.37.jar file) into Maven's local repository.
      Windows和Linux/UNIX平台提供了两个方便的脚本,它们可以把Jester(即,实际的jester-1.37.jar文件)安装到Maven的本地系统库中。
    2. Jester works in every instance outside a Maven project build configuration.
      Jester运行在Maven项目构建配置以外的每个实例中。
    3. Written by Ivan Moore, Jester is an excellent tool that tests the unit tests that programmers and developers write.
      Jester由IvanMoore编写,它是测试由程序员和开发人员编写的单元测试的优秀工具。
    4. 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。
    5. A tear winked on the jester's furrowed cheek.
      小丑满是皱纹的脸上,一滴泪在闪烁。
    6. This word was received with loud cheers. A jester at the court of his master, indulged and disesteemed, winning a clement master's praise.
      这句话博得了大声喝采。左不过是主人宫廷里的一名弄臣,既被纵容又受到轻视,博得宽厚的主人一声赞许而已。
    7. 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。
    8. "I don't think he did his homework very well," Jester said of the ringleader.
      我觉得他事前没有做好功课,」杰斯特说:「他挑错晚上了。
    9. 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。
    10. Jester: don't act so rashly, my boy.
      杰斯特:别那么不耐烦,我的孩子。
    11. The parti-colored attire of a court jester. he dresses rather flamboyantly.
      宫廷小丑穿的杂色彩衣他穿的衣服色彩很艳。
    12. I'm the jester perhaps, if that works.
      也许我是小丑,如果这样可以的话。
    13. Replicas of five tiny bronze figurines-dancers and musicians escorted by a jester-provide a tantalizing glimpse into Myanmar's ( Burma's) history.
      五个复制的小铜像与小丑一起的演奏者和舞蹈者勾起了我们对于缅甸历史的兴趣。
    14. He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everybody: the princess, the priests, the wise men, the court jester.
      亚瑟回到自己的王国,并开始征询每个人的意见。公主,牧师,智者,甚至宫廷里逗乐小丑的意见他都问过了。
    15. She held the little moon that the jester had brought her.
      她握着那小丑带给她的小月亮。
    16. Jester: oops, I forgot to mention one teeny Wittle item.
      杰斯特:对了,我差点忘记了一个小小的细节。
    17. Jester: you're not gonna shoot me, are you? If you do, I'll die, you know.
      杰斯特:你不会开枪的吧?你一开枪我的小命可就挂了,你知道的。
    18. Jester: He's headed to the control room in the basement.
      杰斯特:他已经向控制室出发了。
    19. Jester: this is amazing! Even the Devil boy is no match for it!
      杰斯特:太令人惊奇了!连恶魔小子也不是他的对手!
    20. 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。
    21. 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。
    22. Jester: It was quite a ride you know!
      杰斯特:你知道这事很麻烦!
    23. He was a jester and a parcel poet.
      他是一个小丑,也是个业余诗人。
    24. 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。
    25. The jester laughed Lenore and wanted to see the king's jeweler.
      小丑笑了丽诺儿,然后去见国王的珠宝匠。
    26. I mean, a court jester, to me, is a
      我是说,一个宫廷小丑,在我看来是
    27. Are you a good joker, jester, buffoon or humorist? You can have a go here.
      您很会说笑话吗?这里让您大展伸手。
    28. Oh, and while the King was looking down, The jester stole his thorny crown.
      当国王向下一望,小丑偷掉多刺的王冠成了帝王。
    29. When the jester sang for the King and Queen, In a coat he borrowed from James Dean.
      小丑穿上詹姆士迪恩的外套为国王和王后演唱。
    30. 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。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

        Synonym:    foolmotley fool