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a harlequin
harlequin 源于意大利即兴喜剧中的角色，常指穿彩衣、戴面具的丑角。
The harlequin wore a mask and a motley costume.
那个丑角戴着面具，穿着花衣。
丑角；滑稽演员
harlequins — plural of harlequin
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
丑角；滑稽演员
a clown or buffoon, after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte
The harlequin wore a mask and a motley costume.
那个丑角戴着面具，穿着花衣。
哑剧中的傻瓜角色,通常穿着彩色格纹衣服,为即兴喜剧等中的定型角色
A pantomime fool, typically dressed in colorful checkered clothes, used as a stock character in commedia dell'arte and other genres.
一种浅黄绿色
A greenish-chartreuse color.
Taxila属和Praetaxila属的各种蚬蝶
Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genera Taxila and Praetaxila.
The harlequin made the children laugh with his silly jumps and bright costume.
那个丑角用滑稽的跳跃和鲜艳的服装逗得孩子们大笑。
In the old play, the harlequin always carried a wooden sword and wore a mask.
在那出旧戏里，丑角总是拿着一把木剑、戴着面具。
Nobody took the harlequin seriously, because his only job was to make people laugh.
没人把那个丑角当回事，因为他唯一的工作就是逗人发笑。
harlequin 源于意大利即兴喜剧中的角色，常指穿彩衣、戴面具的丑角。
The harlequin wore a mask and a motley costume.
那个丑角戴着面具，穿着花衣。
play the harlequin 是习语，表示做出滑稽可笑的举动或扮演丑角。
He often played the harlequin to make the children laugh.
他常常扮丑角逗孩子们笑。
harlequin 作动词时意为“使呈杂色/使有斑点”，属罕见用法，多用于文学或美术语境。
The artist harlequined the wall with small diamond patterns.
那位艺术家用菱形小图案把墙壁装点得斑驳绚丽。
被动式 be harlequined with 表示“被……弄得斑驳”，with 后接颜色或图形的来源。
The fabric was harlequined with bright spots and squares.
这块布料上有明亮的斑点和方格，显得五颜六色。
Not this
The carnival had two harlequin at the parade.
Use this
The carnival had two harlequins at the parade.
harlequin 是可数名词，表示多个丑角时要在词尾加复数 -s；汉语名词没有数的变化，所以学习者容易漏掉复数。
Not this
He dressed up as harlequin for Halloween.
Use this
He dressed up as a harlequin for Halloween.
harlequin 是可数单数名词，表示“一个丑角”时前面要加不定冠词 a；汉语中名词前不需要冠词，直译会漏掉。
Not this
The designer harlequin the costume with colorful patches.
Use this
The designer harlequined the costume with colorful patches.
harlequin 作动词时是规则动词，过去式用 harlequined。描述已完成的动作要用 -ed 形式，不能用原形代替。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
丑角戏服（饰有菱形图案的滑稽服装）
The festival was full of people wearing harlequin costumes.
节日里满是一身丑角戏服打扮的人。
丑角面具
He bought a black-and-white harlequin mask for the ball.
他为舞会买了一个黑白相间的丑角面具。
滑稽的举止
The comedian's harlequin antics delighted the audience.
这位喜剧演员滑稽的举止让观众非常开心。
丑角角色
She is best known for her harlequin role in the company's production of the play.
她因在该剧团这部戏中出演丑角角色而最为出名。
扮演丑角；作出小丑般的举止
If you keep playing the harlequin, nobody will take you seriously.
如果你一直扮丑角，没人会把你当回事。
Use harlequins naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：harlequin 是穿菱形彩衣的丑角，图案像花蛇皮，故也指花斑眼镜蛇。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、theater history、historical fiction 该词表示“丑角”时通常用于文学、戏剧或历史语境，比日常的 clown 更正式，带有古典色彩；日常口语中不常见。
指 commedia dell'arte 中角色 Harlequin 时通常首字母大写。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.