jester是什么意思？

jester

英[ˈdʒestə(r)] 美[ˈdʒɛstɚ]

• n. （昔日为统治者说笑逗乐的）弄臣；

复数：jesters;

例句

• the king’s jester 国王的弄臣
• My name is Jester, and I know a thing or two about this place. 我的名字叫Jester, 而且我知道一些关于这个塔的事情.
• Observing the prince take delight in Benedick's conversation, she called him " the prince's jester ". 她注意到亲王很喜欢听培尼狄克的谈话, 就叫他作 “ 亲王的小丑. ”
• The jester brandished his bauble. 丑角挥动手中拿着的木棒.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  （中世纪欧洲宫廷的）逗乐小丑，弄臣
  In the courts of kings and queens in medieval Europe, the jester was the person whose job was to do silly things in order to make people laugh.

英汉词典释义

• n.
  (昔日为统治者说笑逗乐的)弄臣
  the king’s jester 国王的弄臣

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages