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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   jest

   • IPA[jest]

   美式

   • n.
     a thing said or done for amusement; a joke；an object of derision
   • v.
     speak or act in a joking manner

   • verb: jest, 3rd person present: jests, gerund or present participle: jesting, past tense: jested, past participle: jested

   • noun: jest, plural noun: jests

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a thing said or done for amusement; a joke it was said in jest there are jests about administrative gaffes 同義詞 joke, witticism, funny remark, gag, quip, ... 更多sally, pun, play on words, bon mot, informalcrack, wisecrack, one-liner, funny, comeback, repartee, banter, prank, joke, practical joke, piece of mischief, hoax, trick, jape, informalleg-pull, put-on, lark, dido
   • ▪ an object of derision lowly virtue is the jest of fools

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. speak or act in a joking manner you jest, surely? “I don't know about maturing,” jests William 同義詞 joke, crack, quip, gag, sally, ... 更多pun, tell jokes, crack jokes, banter, informalwisecrack, fool, fool around, play a prank, play a practical joke, tease, hoax, informalkid, wind up, have on, pull someone's leg, make a monkey out of, pull someone's chain, fun, shuck

   many a true word is spoken in jest

   • ph.
     a humorous remark not intended to be taken seriously may turn out to be accurate after all

   Oxford Dictionary

   many a true word is spoken in jest

   • ph.
     a humorous remark not intended to be taken seriously may turn out to be accurate after all

   Oxford American Dictionary

3. • 更多解釋

   jest

   • IPA[dʒɛst]

   英式

   • n.
     a thing said or done for amusement; a joke: he laughed uproariously at his own jest it was said in jest
   • v.
     speak in a joking way: you jest, surely?

   Oxford Dictionary