knave

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n. 恶棍, 骗徒, (纸牌的)杰克 [法] 流氓行为, 无赖, 恶棍

发音

US /neɪv/

词形变化

knaves 复数 knaves

别名

knaue

教材释义与例句

名词

无赖；流氓；（纸牌中的）杰克

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A boy; especially, a boy servant.

    古体
  2. 2.

    Any male servant; a menial.

    古体
  3. 3.

    A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person.

    恶棍

    过时
  4. 4.

    A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or a soldier.

    钩

    积

    游戏

词汇关系

名词

同义词 7

jack rascal rogue rapscallion scalawag scallywag varlet

上位词 5

villain scoundrel court card face card picture card

相关短语

knave of spades knave of hearts knave of diamonds knave of clubs knave bairn knave bairns jack of spades jack of hearts jack of diamonds

词源

From Middle English knave, knafe, from Old English cnafa (“child, boy, youth; servant”), from Proto-West Germanic *knabō. Cognate to Dutch knaap and German Knabe.

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