jest

jest
noun
  1. a thing said or done for amusement; a joke
    俏皮话，笑话；玩笑
    there are jests about administrative gaffes.
    有许多管理方面出丑的笑话。
    [mass noun]it was said in jest.
    只是开玩笑说说而已。
    ■(archaic)an object of derision
    (古)笑料，笑柄
    lowly virtue is the jest of fools.
    谦卑是傻瓜的笑柄。
verb
  1. [no obj.]speak or act in a joking manner
    开玩笑，打趣
    you jest, surely?.
    想必你在开玩笑吧？。
    [with direct speech]‘I don't know about maturing,’ jests William.
    “我不知道什么是成熟，”威廉打趣道。
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  1. late Middle English: from earlier gest, from Old French geste, from Latin gesta 'actions, exploits', from gerere 'do'. The original sense was 'exploit, heroic deed', hence a narrative of such deeds (originally in verse); later the term denoted an idle tale, hence a joke (mid 16th cent.)
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