| 释义 |
buf·foon
I. \|bə|fün, _bəˈf-\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle French bouffon, from Old Italian buffone, from Medieval Latin bufon-, bufo, from Latin, toad — more at bufo
1.
a. : a man professionally engaged in entertaining others by tricks, gestures, or comic pantomime : jester, merry-andrew, clown; broadly : comedian
b. : a person who strives for comical effects
2. : a gross and clownish person; especially : one ill-educated or stupid
• buf·foon·ish \-nish,-nēsh\ adjective
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
: to treat with buffoonery : ridicule, burlesque
intransitive verb
: to play the buffoon : behave like a buffoon |