Jest



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. / n. 说笑, 玩笑
• ［英］ v. / n. 说笑, 玩笑 ( to be playful in speech and actions)
• ［类］ 反义词: solemnity ( 严肃)
• ［例］ It begin as a jest and ended as a tragedy.

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English geste idle tale, story in verse, from Anglo-French, deed, action, narrative, from Latin gesta deeds, from neuter plural of gestus, past participle of gerere to bear, wage
• Date: circa 1548
• 1. an utterance (as a jeer or quip) intended to be taken as mockery or humor
• 2.
  • a. prank
  • b. a ludicrous circumstance or incident
• 3.
  • a. a frivolous mood or manner <spoken in jest>
  • b. gaiety and merriment
• 4. laughingstock
• Synonyms: see fun
• ? jest verb

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