Word · Frequency #21933
jests
/dʒest/
noun
笑话；玩笑
jests is the plural of jest.
a humorous remark or anecdote intended to make people laugh
- 1.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
引人发笑的幽默轶事或言论
- 2.
activity characterized by good humor
幽默活动
戏谑；打趣；引人发笑的幽默轶事或言论；幽默活动；笑柄；笑话
In use
His remark was made in jest, so please don't take it seriously.
She told a clever jest that made everyone at the table laugh.
Although he spoke in jest, his words still hurt her feelings.
he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in jest
- 开玩笑地，并非当真地Don't be upset; I said it in jest.别难过，我是开玩笑说的。
- half in jest
- 半开玩笑地She asked half in jest if he would marry her.她半开玩笑地问他是否愿意娶她。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 jest 和 best 一起记：最好的(best)笑话(jest)让人笑到捧腹。
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。
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。
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
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.