单词	jester
释义	jester From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Occupationsjesterjest‧er /ˈdʒestə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  BOFUNNYa man employed in the past by a ruler to entertain people with jokes, stories etcExamples from the Corpusjester• He is a bit of a jester but great fun to be with.• Gatling has become a relentless court jester, mugging, leading cheers and conducting interviews.• He also saw how drained he could become after playing the court jester.• They wore the motley coat of jesters and one of them was hopping around on a hobby horse.• And the answer came: she was like a break in the monotony, like a resident jester.• Still the message remains the same whoever the messenger-the jesters are the boil lancers.• The jester in Notker's story conveys the anxiety of men at the mercy of the king's will.
随便看	never did etc never dreamed never dreamed (that) never dreamed that never ending never ever never ever never fail to do never fail to do something never fear of note of notoriety of old of ours of own accord of particular concern etc of particular importance etc of particular interest etc of particular interest/concern/importance etc of poor quality of recent vintage of relevance to of relevance to something/somebody of repute of Russian etc descent

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