a dishonest/wicked/etc. + knave
修饰词如 deceitful、wicked 等可加强贬义。
He is a dishonest knave.
他是一个不诚实的恶棍。
(纸牌中的)杰克;仆人牌
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
(纸牌中的)杰克;仆人牌
A playing card bearing the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack.
He is a dishonest knave.
他是一个不诚实的恶棍。
纸牌中此牌通常称为 jack。
印有仆从或士兵图案的扑克牌。
A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or a soldier.
The knight caught the knave stealing from the royal treasury.
骑士抓住了那个从皇家宝库里偷东西的无赖。
No one trusts him because he is a cunning knave.
没人相信他,因为他是个狡猾的无赖。
The old man realized the merchant was a knave after the deal fell through.
交易失败后,老人意识到那个商人是个无赖。
修饰词如 deceitful、wicked 等可加强贬义。
He is a dishonest knave.
他是一个不诚实的恶棍。
在纸牌中,knave 等于 jack,现已较少用。
The knave of spades was missing.
黑桃杰克不见了。
Not this
He is very knave.
Use this
He is very knavish.
knave 是名词,意为“恶棍”;要表达“像恶棍的”应使用形容词 knavish。
Not this
The knave rescued the princess.
Use this
The knight rescued the princess.
knave 指“无赖、恶棍”,含贬义;此语境中应使用褒义的 knight(骑士)。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
红桃J(红桃杰克)
He played the knave of hearts and won the trick.
他打出了红桃J,赢下了这一墩。
黑桃J(黑桃杰克)
The knave of spades was the only face card she had.
黑桃J是她仅有的一张人头牌。
方块J(方块杰克)
I need the knave of diamonds to complete the set.
我需要方块J才能凑齐这一套。
梅花J(梅花杰克)
He put the knave of clubs back in the deck.
他把梅花J放回牌堆里。
红心女王做了一些果馅饼, 在一个夏日里; 红心杰克偷走了那些果馅饼, 然后把它们都拿走了!
This is a famous English nursery rhyme about the Queen of Hearts and her stolen tarts. The Knave of Hearts is a playing-card character, equivalent to the Jack, and also appears in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland during the trial scene.
这是一首家喻户晓的英语童谣,讲的是红心女王和她的果馅饼被偷。红心杰克是一个扑克牌角色,相当于杰克牌,在《爱丽丝漫游奇境》的审判场景中也有出场。
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扑克牌里的仆人/侍从牌。字母k不发音,想象仆人把k藏起来,读作'neiv'(杰克牌)。
语域:mixed 常见场景:historical card games、literary writing、old card descriptions 在纸牌的这个义项下,knave 是较古老的叫法,多用于历史、文学或讲解旧式牌戏的语境;日常现代英语中更常用 jack,因此语域随语境变化,不宜简单归为正式或非正式。
这些词都与 knave 押韵,都含 /eɪv/ 音。注意 knave 的 k 不发音,读作 /neɪv/,与 nave 同音;它看似与 naive /naɪˈiːv/ 或 navy /ˈneɪvi/ 相近,但读音不同。
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