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来自拉丁语gesta,事迹,英雄故事,来自gerere,带来,词源同belligerent,digest.原指讲述英雄故事,通常带有夸张色彩,最后引申词义开玩笑,打趣,逗笑。
词组短语
in jest adv.开玩笑地;诙谐地;jest with vt.开某人玩笑
I said you look terrible in jest, actually, you look very pretty.
我说你看上去很糟糕是开玩笑, 其实你看上去很漂亮.
来源:《简明英汉词典》The nurse is terrible jest, the assay of uric sample go off with oneself.
护士怕人笑话, 便把自己的尿样拿去化验.
来源:互联网她说: “ 上课的时候女生甲和男生乙在哪里回味H笑话. ”
来源:网络期刊摘选A young machine hand, attracted by her looks, made bold to jest with her.
一位年轻的机工, 被她的美貌所吸引, 壮着胆子跟她开玩笑.
来源:《现代汉英综合大词典》He was so vain and reckless that he would break a friendship, rather than not break a jest.
他是如此虚荣狂妄,宁可和人翻脸, 有笑话却不能不说.
来源:《简明英汉词典》Strip majesty of its exteriors ( the first and last letters ) and it becomes a jest.
剥掉了majesty[威严]的外皮 ( 头尾两个字母 ) 就成为ajest[一则笑话]啦.
来源:互联网He could not divine what her look signified. whether she spoke in earnest or in jest.
他看不透她脸上的表情,究竟她说的是认真的还是戏谑的.
来源:辞典例句He pointed his finger in friendly jest and went over to the parapet, laughing to himself.
他友善而打趣地指了一下, 一面暗自笑着,走到胸墙那儿.
来源:网络期刊摘选That awkward confounded appearance, make him indeed jest a periodof time.
那尴尬狼狈的样子, 着实令他笑话了一阵子.
来源:网络期刊摘选Thus, Rahula, you should train yourself,'I will not tell a deliberate lie even in jest.
因此罗睺罗, 你应当训练自己: ‘ 我决不故意说谎,哪怕于戏笑之中. ’
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