记忆方法
记住“knave”这个单词，可以将其与“knavery”联系起来，因为“knave”是“knavery”的简称，而“knavery”意味着恶行或行为不端。想象一个行为不端的骗子或恶棍，这样就容易记住“knave”的意思是指恶棍或不诚实的家伙。
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词族 · knave
词形变化
中文词源
knave 无赖，恶棍，梅花杰克
来自古英语cnafa,小伙，仆人，来自Proto-Germanic*knabo,小伙，年青人，来自PIE*gnebh,压，压紧，来自*gen的扩大形式，压，弯，捏，成团，词源同knob,knead.其原义可能为一块木头，圆棍，年青人或培训期的骑士所持有的武器，而乡绅或贵族通常持刀剑。参照bachelor,年青人，词源同bacillus,杆菌。
英语词源
- knave (n.)
- Old English cnafa "boy, male servant," common Germanic (cognates: Old High German knabo "boy, youth, servant," German knabe "boy, lad," also probably related to Old English cnapa "boy, youth, servant," Old Norse knapi "servant boy," Dutch knaap "a youth, servant," Middle High German knappe "a young squire," German Knappe "squire, shield-bearer"). The original meaning might have been "stick, piece of wood" [Klein]. Sense of "rogue, rascal" first recorded c. 1200. In playing cards, "the jack," 1560s.
权威例句
- 1. the knave of clubs
- 梅花杰克
- 2. Once a knave, ever a knave.
- 一次成无赖, 永远是无赖.
- 3. Better be a fool than a knave.
- 宁做傻瓜,不做无赖.
- 4. A crafty knave needs no broker.
- 狡猾的无赖无需中间人.
- 5. You look a fool at the best, and a knave at worst.
- 你呀,说好呢不过像个傻瓜, 说坏呢不过像个流氓.