Word · Frequency #21933
jesting
开玩笑；说笑话；打趣
jesting is the present participle of jest.
To tell a joke; to speak in a playful or humorous manner.
- 1.
To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
讲笑话；戏谑地说话；取笑某事或某人。
- 2.
tell a joke; speak humorously
讲笑话；幽默地说
讲笑话；戏谑地说话；取笑某事或某人。；讲笑话；幽默地说；讲笑话；嘲笑；开玩笑
In use
He jested about his own mistakes to lighten the mood.
She is always jesting with her friends, making everyone laugh.
They jested that the meeting was so long they might need a vacation.
Verb forms
base jest · third person jests · -ing jesting · past jested · past participle jested
动词，规则变化，意指开玩笑或说幽默的话。
Connections
Collocations
- jest about something
- 拿某事开玩笑
- They jested about the boss's new haircut.他们拿老板的新发型开玩笑。
- jest at someone
- 取笑某人
- Stop jesting at him; he feels embarrassed.别再取笑他了，他觉得难为情。
- jest with someone
- 与某人开玩笑
- She jested with her colleagues during the break.休息时她和同事们开玩笑。
- jest that ...
- 开玩笑说……
- He jested that the meeting would never end.他开玩笑说会议永远开不完。
Idioms & figurative uses
- jesting aside
- 说正经的；开玩笑归开玩笑Jesting aside, we need to talk about your grades.说正经的，我们需要谈谈你的成绩。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
小丑(jester)常 jest(讲笑话)，去掉 -er 就是开玩笑的动词 jest。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品或正式写作中、正式或略带文雅的谈话中 动词jest较为正式，多用于文学作品或稍文雅的正式场合，表示‘开玩笑、说笑话’。日常口语里更常说joke；使用jest会带一点书面或旧式语感。
Grammar Note
不及物动词，常用于幽默语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
押韵组（/ɛst/）：best、rest、test、west、guest、zest 与 jest 元音和尾部辅音相同。注意 just /dʒʌst/ 和 joust /dʒaʊst/ 拼写相近，但元音分别为 /ʌ/ 和 /aʊ/，都不与 jest 押韵。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.