knave

knave

unprincipled, dishonest person; villain
Not to be confused with:nave – the center part of a church

knave

K0086600 (nāv)n.1. An unprincipled, crafty fellow.2. a. A male servant.b. A man of humble birth.3. Games See jack.

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[Middle English, from Old English cnafa, boy, male servant.]

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knav′ish adj.knav′ish·ly adv.knav′ish·ness n.

knave

(neɪv) n1. archaic a dishonest man; rogue2. (Card Games) another word for jack¹⁶3. obsolete a male servant[Old English cnafa; related to Old High German knabo boy] ˈknavish adj ˈknavishly adv ˈknavishness n

knave

(neɪv)

n. 1. an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person. 2. (in cards) the jack. 3. Archaic. a. a male servant. b. a man of humble position. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English cnafa, c. Old High German knabo boy; akin to Old English cnapa, Old High German knappo] syn: knave, rascal, rogue, scoundrel are disparaging terms applied to persons considered base, dishonest, or unprincipled. knave, which formerly meant a male servant, in modern use emphasizes baseness of nature and intention: a swindling knave. rascal suggests a certain shrewdness and trickery: The rascal ran off with my money. rogue often refers to a worthless person who preys on the community: pictures of criminals in a rogues' gallery. scoundrel, a stronger term, suggests a base, immoral, even wicked person: Those scoundrels finally went to jail. rascal and rogue are often used affectionately or humorously to describe a mischievous person: I'll bet that rascal hid my slippers. The little rogues ate all the cookies.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	knave - a deceitful and unreliable scoundrelrapscallion, rascal, rogue, varlet, scalawag, scallywagscoundrel, villain - a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
	2.	knave - one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young princejackcourt card, face card, picture card - one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face

knave

noun (Archaic) rogue, cheat, villain, rascal, scoundrel, scally (Northwest English dialect), swindler, bounder (old-fashioned Brit. slang), rotter (slang, chiefly Brit.), reprobate, scallywag (informal), scumbag (slang), scamp, blackguard, cocksucker (taboo slang), scapegrace, rapscallion, varlet (archaic) It is difficult to believe that he is such a knave behind my back.

Translations

纸牌中的杰克

knave

(neiv) noun a jack in a pack of playing-cards. the knave of diamonds. (撲克牌中的)傑克 （纸牌中的）Jack