Word · Frequency #21933
jest
笑话;玩笑
核心释义
a humorous remark or anecdote intended to make people laugh
- 1.
引人发笑的幽默轶事或言论
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- 2.
幽默活动
activity characterized by good humor
戏谑;打趣;引人发笑的幽默轶事或言论;幽默活动;笑柄;笑话
用法In use
His remark was made in jest, so please don't take it seriously.
用法提示:jest 在此为名词,构成短语 in jest,表示‘开玩笑、并非当真’。
She told a clever jest that made everyone at the table laugh.
用法提示:jest 为可数名词,指‘玩笑、俏皮话’,此处用作 tell 的宾语。
Although he spoke in jest, his words still hurt her feelings.
用法提示:jest 作名词,in jest 表示‘开玩笑地’,强调并非严肃认真。
he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
in jest
表示“开玩笑地、并非认真地”,常用于说明话语或行为不是当真的。
He apologized later, saying that his remark had been made in jest.
他后来道了歉,说他的话只是开玩笑。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- in jest
- 开玩笑地;并非当真地
- She said it in jest, but he took it seriously.她只是开玩笑地说了这句话,但他当真了。
- make a jest of
- 拿……开玩笑;嘲弄
- He made a jest of his own mistakes to ease the tension.他拿自己的错误开玩笑来缓和气氛。
- a harmless jest
- 无伤大雅的玩笑
- It was only a harmless jest, and everyone laughed.那只是个无伤大雅的玩笑,大家都笑了。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- in jest
- 开玩笑地,并非当真地Don't be upset; I said it in jest.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 jest 和 best 一起记:最好的(best)笑话(jest)让人笑到捧腹。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:文学或历史文本、正式演讲或书面语 现代英语中,jest 作为名词比较正式,通常见于文学作品、历史叙述或刻意庄重的行文里;日常会话中用 joke 更自然。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 jest 押韵,都含 /ɛst/ 音。注意 just /dʒʌst/、least /liːst/、list /lɪst/ 拼写相似,但发音不同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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