| 词汇 | jester |
| 释义 | jester noun[ C ] uk /ˈdʒes.tər/ us /ˈdʒes.tɚ/ a man in the past whose job was to tell jokes and make people laugh: （旧时的）逗乐小丑，弄臣 a court jester宫廷弄臣 Synonym fool Brian Nimens/Stockbyte/GettyImages Entertainers in general aerialist artiste balancing act bullfighter clown comedian contortionist double threat emcee juggler majorette performer picador stripper tightrope walker torero triple threat troubadour ventriloquist warm (someone/something) up jester | American Dictionaryjester noun[ C ] us/ˈdʒes·tər/ (in earlier times) a man whose job was to tell jokes and make people laugh: a court jester Examples of jesterjester However, several aspects of his history suggest a more specialised role, one that combined the activities of cleric, scholar, musician and jester. The buffoon is better equipped to handle dissimilar elements, as if he were a jester, juggling life and art, or the comic and the serious. Death and the jester's (the theatre's) order are two sides of the same coin. It is noticeable that still there are extraordinarily few women in this much jester organisation who reach the highest ranks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is only one jester and one fool around the place from time to time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the first, he went a long way to confirm his reputation as our best financial jester. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He will know that the basso profundo often takes the part of the jester and sometimes the ogre. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would remind you that the role of court jester is an essential one! From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Even absolute rulers gave the court jester a protected position because they saw the importance of those in power being challenged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A jester was asked to leave, however, if a lord wished to discuss serious matters. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English There were certain basic requirements that role to become a jester to the unfortunate that they are missing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, every court is entitled to its jester. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He performs a function not dissimilar to that of the medieval jester who could tell the king home truths that others in the court were frightened to tell him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Broadcasters are like the jester. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is to be the court jester. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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