jest
jest 英 [dʒest] 美 [dʒɛst]
n. 笑话，俏皮话；玩笑 vi. 开玩笑；嘲笑 vt. 嘲笑
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- 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.
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- n. 笑话，俏皮话；玩笑
- vi. 开玩笑；嘲笑
- vt. 嘲笑
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1. She preludes her remarks with a jest.
她开始讲话时先说一个笑话。
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2. He lit upon some jest books in the bookstore.
他在书店偶然发现了一些笑话集。
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3. A young machine hand, attracted by her looks, made bold to jest with her.
一位年轻的机工， 被她的美貌所吸引， 壮着胆子跟她开玩笑。
- 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, which preserves the original sense). Sense descended through "idle tale" (late 15c.) to "mocking speech, raillery" (1540s) to "joke" (1550s). Also "a laughing-stock" (1590s). Jest-book is from 1690s.
- jest (v.) 1520s, "to speak in a trifling manner;" 1550s, "to joke, say or do something meant to amuse," from Middle English gesten "recite a tale" (late 14c.), from geste "action, exploit" (see jest (n.)). Related: Jested; jesting.
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