buffoon

C1 FREQ #21042

n. 小丑

发音

US /bəˈfuːn/

词形变化

buffoons 复数 buffoons buffooned buffooning buffoons 三单 buffooning 现在分词 buffooned 过去式 buffooned 过去分词

别名

buffon

释义与例句

n. C1
  1. 1.

    One who performs in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.

    小丑

  2. 2.

    An unintentionally ridiculous person.

    活宝

    贬义
v.
  1. 1.

    To behave like a buffoon

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

clown goof goofball Merry Andrew

上位词 7

fool comic comedian sap muggins saphead tomfool

下位词 7

fool jester harlequin zany motley fool pantaloon whiteface

词源

From Middle French bouffon, from Italian buffone (“jester”), from buffare (“to puff out the cheeks”), of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Middle High German buffen ("to puff"; > German büffen), Old English pyffan (“to breathe out, blow with the mouth”). More at English puff.

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