jest
英 [d?est]
美[d??st]
- n. 笑話，俏皮話；玩笑
- vi. 開(kāi)玩笑；嘲笑
- vt. 嘲笑
TEM8GRE低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?jests;第三人稱單數(shù):?jests;過(guò)去式:?jested;過(guò)去分詞:?jested;現(xiàn)在分詞:?jesting;
助記提示
1、gest- => gest / geste => jest.
2、gest- "carry, behave, act, perform" => gest / geste / jest: action, exploit, deeds, narrative of exploits, idle tale. => mocking speech, raillery, joke.
2、gest- "carry, behave, act, perform" => gest / geste / jest: action, exploit, deeds, narrative of exploits, idle tale. => mocking speech, raillery, joke.
中文詞源
jest 玩笑，打趣
來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)gesta,事跡，英雄故事，來(lái)自gerere,帶來(lái)，詞源同belligerent,digest.原指講述英雄故事，通常帶有夸張色彩，最后引申詞義開(kāi)玩笑，打趣，逗笑。
英文詞源
- jest (n.)
- early 13c., geste, "narrative of exploits," from Old French geste "action, exploit," from Latin gesta "deeds," neuter plural of gestus, past participle of gerere "to carry, behave, act, perform" (see gest). Sense descended through "idle tale" (late 15c.) to "mocking speech, raillery" (1540s) to "joke" (1550s).
- jest (v.)
- 1520s, "to speak in a trifling manner;" 1550s, "to joke," from Middle English gesten "recite a tale" (late 14c.), from geste (see jest (n.)). Related: Jested; jesting.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Don't say that, even in jest.
- 別那么說(shuō)，即便是開(kāi)玩笑也不行。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. It was a jest rather than a reproach.
- 這與其說(shuō)是責(zé)備，還不如說(shuō)是句玩笑呢。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. It was said in jest.
- 那是開(kāi)開(kāi)玩笑的。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. Would I jest about such a thing?
- 這種事我會(huì)說(shuō)著玩嗎？
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. I said you look terrible in jest, actually, you look very pretty.
- 我說(shuō)你看上去很糟糕是開(kāi)玩笑, 其實(shí)你看上去很漂亮.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》