Clown



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.小丑; v.扮小丑
• ［英］ n.小丑 ( comic entertainer ) ; v.扮小丑 ( act stupidly; play the fool)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: probably of Low German origin; akin to Frisian kl?nne clumsy fellow, Old English clyne lump of metal
• Date: 1563
• 1. farmer, countryman
• 2. a rude ill-bred person ; boor
• 3.
  • a. a fool, jester, or comedian in an entertainment (as a play); specifically a grotesquely dressed comedy performer in a circus
  • b. a person who habitually jokes and plays the buffoon
  • c. joker 1b

II. intransitive verb

• Date: 1599
• to act as or like a clown lways clowning around

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