Word · Frequency #23768
knave
（纸牌中的）杰克；仆人牌
A playing card bearing the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack.
纸牌中此牌通常称为 jack。
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A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or a soldier.
印有仆从或士兵图案的扑克牌。
印有仆从或士兵图案的扑克牌。；恶棍；骗徒；(纸牌的)杰克；[法] 流氓行为；无赖
In use
The knight caught the knave stealing from the royal treasury.
No one trusts him because he is a cunning knave.
The old man realized the merchant was a knave after the deal fell through.
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。
the knave of [suit]
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。
Common mistakes
He is very knave.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。
The knave rescued the princess.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）。
Connections
Collocations
- knave of hearts
- 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。
- knave of spades
- 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。
- knave of diamonds
- 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。
- knave of clubs
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
- The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts, All on a summer's day; The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts, And took them quite away!
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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）。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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.