jest 音标拼音: [dʒ'ɛst]
n . 笑柄,笑话
vi . 讲笑话,嘲笑,开玩笑
vt . 嘲笑
笑柄,笑话讲笑话,嘲笑,开玩笑嘲笑
jest n 1 :
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter ;
"
he told a very funny joke "; "
he knows a million gags ";
"
thanks for the laugh "; "
he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest "; "
even a schoolboy '
s jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point " [
synonym : {
joke }, {
gag }, {
laugh }, {
jest },
{
jape }]
2 :
activity characterized by good humor [
synonym : {
jest }, {
joke },
{
jocularity }]
v 1 :
tell a joke ;
speak humorously ; "
He often jokes even when he appears serious " [
synonym : {
joke }, {
jest }]
2 :
act in a funny or teasing way [
synonym : {
joke }, {
jest }]
Jest \
Jest \ (
j [
e ^]
st ),
n . [
OE .
jeste ,
geste ,
deed ,
action ,
story ,
tale ,
OF .
geste ,
LL .
gesta ,
orig .,
exploits ,
neut .
pl .
from L .
gestus ,
p .
p .
of gerere to bear ,
carry ,
accomplish ,
perform ;
perh .
orig .,
to make to come ,
bring ,
and perh .
akin to E .
come .
Cf . {
Gest }
a deed , {
Register },
n .]
[
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1 .
A deed ;
an action ;
a gest . [
Obs .]
[
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The jests or actions of princes . --
Sir T .
Elyot .
[
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2 .
A mask ;
a pageant ;
an interlude . [
Obs .] --
Nares .
[
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He promised us ,
in honor of our guest ,
To grace our banquet with some pompous jest . --
Kyd .
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3 .
Something done or said in order to amuse ;
a joke ;
a witticism ;
a jocose or sportive remark or phrase .
See Synonyms under {
Jest },
v .
i .
[
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I must be sad . . .
smile at no man '
s jests . --
Shak .
[
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The Right Honorable gentleman is indebted to his memory for his jests ,
and to his imagination for his facts . --
Sheridan .
[
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4 .
The object of laughter or sport ;
a laughingstock .
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Then let me be your jest ;
I deserve it . --
Shak .
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{
In jest },
for mere sport or diversion ;
not in truth and reality ;
not in earnest .
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And given in earnest what I begged in jest . --
Shak .
{
Jest book },
a book containing a collection of jests ,
jokes ,
and amusing anecdotes ;
a Joe Miller .
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Jest \
Jest \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Jested };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Jesting }.]
[
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1 .
To take part in a merrymaking ; --
especially ,
to act in a mask or interlude . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
[
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2 .
To make merriment by words or actions ;
to joke ;
to make light of anything .
[
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He jests at scars that never felt a wound . --
Shak .
Syn :
To joke ;
sport ;
rally .
Usage :
To {
Jest }, {
Joke }.
One jests in order to make others laugh ;
one jokes to please himself .
A jest is usually at the expense of another ,
and is often ill -
natured ;
a joke is a sportive sally designed to promote good humor without wounding the feelings of its object .
"
Jests are ,
therefore ,
seldom harmless ;
jokes frequently allowable .
The most serious subject may be degraded by being turned into a jest ." --
Crabb .
[
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189 Moby Thesaurus words for "
jest ":
Parthian shot ,
a continental ,
a curse ,
a damn ,
a darn ,
a hoot ,
back answer ,
badinage ,
bagatelle ,
banter ,
bauble ,
be merry with ,
bean ,
belly laugh ,
bibelot ,
bit ,
blue story ,
brass farthing ,
butt ,
button ,
byword ,
byword of reproach ,
caustic remark ,
cent ,
chaff ,
comeback ,
crack ,
crack a joke ,
crack wise ,
curio ,
cut ,
cutting remark ,
derision ,
dig ,
dirty joke ,
dirty story ,
double entendre ,
drollery ,
dump ,
dupe ,
ethnic joke ,
exchange ,
fair game ,
farce ,
farthing ,
feather ,
fig ,
figure of fun ,
fleabite ,
fleer ,
fleer at ,
flout ,
folderol ,
fool ,
foolery ,
fooling ,
fooling around ,
fribble ,
frippery ,
fun ,
funny story ,
gag ,
game ,
gaud ,
gazingstock ,
gewgaw ,
gibe ,
gibe at ,
gibing retort ,
gimcrack ,
gird ,
give -
and -
take ,
goat ,
good one ,
good story ,
good -
natured banter ,
hair ,
halfpenny ,
harmless teasing ,
haze ,
hill of beans ,
howler ,
jab ,
jape ,
jeer ,
jestbook ,
jestingstock ,
jive ,
joke ,
jolly ,
josh ,
kickshaw ,
kid ,
kid around ,
kidding ,
kidding around ,
knickknack ,
knickknackery ,
laugh ,
laughingstock ,
leg -
pull ,
make a funny ,
make fun ,
make fun of ,
minikin ,
mock ,
mockery ,
molehill ,
monkey ,
needle ,
panic ,
parting shot ,
peppercorn ,
persiflage ,
picayune ,
pilgarlic ,
pin ,
pinch of snuff ,
pinprick ,
play ,
play on words ,
pleasantry ,
point ,
poke fun at ,
pun ,
put on ,
put -
down ,
put -
on ,
quip ,
rag ,
raillery ,
rally ,
rallying ,
rap ,
razz ,
red cent ,
rib ,
rib tickler ,
ride ,
ridicule ,
riot ,
roast ,
row of pins ,
rude reproach ,
rush ,
scintillate ,
scoff ,
scoff at ,
scream ,
scurrility ,
shit ,
short answer ,
sick joke ,
sidesplitter ,
sight gag ,
slam ,
slap ,
snap ,
sneeshing ,
sou ,
sparkle ,
sport ,
stock ,
story ,
straw ,
swipe ,
target ,
taunt ,
tease ,
toy ,
trifle ,
trinket ,
triviality ,
tuppence ,
twit ,
two cents ,
twopence ,
utter a mot ,
verbal thrust ,
victim ,
visual joke ,
waggery ,
wheeze ,
whim -
wham ,
wisecrack ,
witticism ,
wow ,
yak ,
yarn
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