英[dʒest]美[dʒest]
记忆方法
词源词根法
来自拉丁语gesta,事迹,英雄故事,来自gerere,带来,词源同belligerent,digest.原指讲述英雄故事,通常带有夸张色彩,最后引申词义开玩笑,打趣,逗笑。
noun(名词)verb(动词)
双解例句
noun(名词)verb(动词)
小知识
A jest is a joke. Are you a playful prankster? A jocular jokester? A witty wisecracker? Then you are definitely well versed in the art of the jest.
To jest means to banter and joke in a playful way — like a “court jester,” whose job it was in medieval times to entertain the royal court with funny stories. Today when we jest we generally joke around or gently tease. The noun's meaning evolved over time, from “idle tale” to “mocking speech,” and finally to “joke.”
实用短语
常用短语
单词用法
词组短语
in jest adv.开玩笑地;诙谐地;jest with vt.开某人玩笑
同义词
同根词
词根:jest
adj.jesting爱开玩笑的;打趣的;滑稽的
adv.jestingly滑稽地;闹着玩地
n.jester(中世纪宫廷或贵族家中的)小丑;爱开玩笑的人
jesting开玩笑;笑话;滑稽
v.jesting开玩笑(jest的ing形式)