joker的词源

英文词源

joker (n.): 1729, "jester, merry fellow," agent noun from joke (v.). In generic slang use for "any man, fellow, chap" by 1811, which probably is the source of the meaning "odd face card in the deck" (1868). An 1857 edition of Hoyle's "Games" lists a card game called Black Joke in which all face cards were called jokers.
American manufacturers of playing-cards are wont to include a blank card at the top of the pack; and it is, alas! true that some thrifty person suggested that the card should not be wasted. This was the origin of the joker. ["St. James's Gazette," 1894]

来自joke,玩笑。字面意思即逗人笑的人，小丑。原作为扑克牌的野牌使用，即wild card,但由于其用法的灵活性，最后成了最大的牌。

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词根词缀： -jok-玩笑 + -er