jester的词源

英文词源

jester (n.)

mid-14c., jestour (Anglo-Latin), late 14c., gestour "a minstrel, professional reciter of romances," agent noun from gesten "recite a tale," which was a jester's original function (see jest). Sense of "buffoon in a prince's court" is from c. 1500.

中文词源

jester：小丑，弄臣

来自jest,打趣，逗笑。即逗人笑的人，引申词义小丑，弄臣。

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