knave是什么意思

knave

英 [ne?v] 美 [nev]

n. 無賴；流氓；（紙牌中的）杰克
n. (Knave)人名；(瑞典)克納弗

中文詞源

knave 無賴，惡棍，梅花杰克

來自古英語cnafa,小伙，仆人，來自Proto-Germanic*knabo,小伙，年青人，來自PIE*gnebh,壓，壓緊，來自*gen的擴(kuò)大形式，壓，彎，捏，成團(tuán)，詞源同knob,knead.其原義可能為一塊木頭，圓棍，年青人或培訓(xùn)期的騎士所持有的武器，而鄉(xiāng)紳或貴族通常持刀劍。參照bachelor,年青人，詞源同bacillus,桿菌。

英文詞源

knave (n.): Old English cnafa "boy, male servant," common Germanic (cognates: Old High German knabo "boy, youth, servant," German knabe "boy, lad," also probably related to Old English cnapa "boy, youth, servant," Old Norse knapi "servant boy," Dutch knaap "a youth, servant," Middle High German knappe "a young squire," German Knappe "squire, shield-bearer"). The original meaning might have been "stick, piece of wood" [Klein]. Sense of "rogue, rascal" first recorded c. 1200. In playing cards, "the jack," 1560s.

雙語例句

1. the knave of clubs: 梅花杰克

2. Once a knave, ever a knave.: 一次成無賴, 永遠(yuǎn)是無賴.

3. Better be a fool than a knave.: 寧做傻瓜,不做無賴.

4. A crafty knave needs no broker.: 狡猾的無賴無需中間人.

5. You look a fool at the best, and a knave at worst.: 你呀,說好呢不過像個(gè)傻瓜, 說壞呢不過像個(gè)流氓.

knave是什么意思

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