Word · Frequency #23234
Fully loadedjester
弄臣；宫廷小丑
a professional clown who entertained a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
- 1.
One who jests, jokes or teases.
开玩笑的人
- 2.
A person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.
中世纪和近代早期宫廷中的弄臣
- 3.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Southeast Asian genus Symbrenthia.
东南亚蛱蝶属的蝴蝶
开玩笑的人；中世纪和近代早期宫廷中的弄臣；东南亚蛱蝶属的蝴蝶；讲笑话的人；小丑
In use
The king's jester told jokes to make the court laugh.
In the story, the jester was the only one who could speak freely to the queen.
The jesters wore bright clothes and performed tricks at the feast.
jester to + NP
此结构表示服务于特定对象的小丑。
The jester to the king was famous for his wit.
那个国王的小丑以机智闻名。
act as + a jester
指临时扮演小丑角色。
He acted as a jester at the medieval fair.
他在中世纪集市上扮演小丑。
Common mistakes
He jesters all the time.He jests all the time.
Connections
Collocations
- court jester
- 宫廷弄臣
- The court jester was the only one who could make the king laugh.宫廷弄臣是唯一能让国王笑的人。
- jester's cap
- 弄臣帽
- He wore a jester's cap with bells for the costume party.他戴着带铃铛的弄臣帽参加化装舞会。
- play the jester
- 扮小丑逗乐
- Whenever we're together, he plays the jester and cracks jokes.我们在一起时，他总爱插科打诨、讲笑话。
- jester costume
- 弄臣戏服
- She made a jester costume with colorful triangles.她做了一件带有彩色三角的弄臣戏服。
Idioms & figurative uses
- court jester
- 宫廷弄臣；比喻在群体中逗乐大家的人He's the court jester of our office, always making everyone laugh.他是我们办公室的开心果，总能逗得大家大笑。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Jester 里藏着 jest（玩笑）+ er（人），记作宫廷里专门讲笑话逗乐的那个人。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：history writing、period dramas 在表示“宫廷弄臣”时，语义中性，通常见于历史叙述、文学或文化类话题；日常口语中若指“爱开玩笑的人”，则多带文学色彩，不如宫廷义项常用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with jester /ˈdʒestə/: tester, fester, ester, Chester (all end in /-estə/). Lookalikes that do not rhyme: gesture /ˈdʒestʃə/ has an extra /ʃ/ sound, and guest /ɡest/ lacks the final /ə/.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.