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Something said as a joke, not seriously — used mainly in the phrase "in jest," meaning "as a joke." It can also be a verb meaning to joke around. It feels a bit old-fashioned or literary compared to just saying "joke."
玩笑；戲言(常見片語 in jest)
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
jestnoun詞源 1/d͡ʒɛst/
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archaicAn act performed for amusement; a joke.
- I made that comment in jest; it wasn't serious.
- Alas poore Yorick, I knew him Horatio, a fellow of infinite Ieſt; […]
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archaicSomeone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
- Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court.
- Why then make ſport at me, then let me be your ieſt, / I deſerue it[…]
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obsoleteA deed; an action; a gest.
- the jests or actions of princes
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obsoleteA mask; a pageant; an interlude.
- He promised us, in honour of our guest, / To grace our banquet with some pompous jest.
jestverb詞源 1/d͡ʒɛst/
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To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
- Surely you jest!
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。