knave 音标拼音: [n'ev]
n . 恶棍,骗徒,纸牌的杰克
恶棍,骗徒,纸牌的杰克
knave n 1 :
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel [
synonym : {
rogue },
{
knave }, {
rascal }, {
rapscallion }, {
scalawag }, {
scallywag },
{
varlet }]
2 :
one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince [
synonym : {
jack }, {
knave }]
Knave \
Knave \ (
n [=
a ]
v ),
n . [
OE .,
boy ,
servant ,
knave ,
AS .
cnafa boy ,
youth ;
cf .
AS .
cnapa boy ,
youth ,
D .
knaap ,
G .
knabe boy ,
knappe esquire ,
Icel .
knapi ,
Sw .
knape esquire ,
kn [
aum ]
fvel knave .]
1 .
A boy ;
especially ,
a boy servant . [
Obs .] --
Wyclif .
Chaucer .
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1913 Webster ]
O murderous slumber ,
Lay '
st thou thy leaden mace upon my boy That plays thee music ?
Gentle knave ,
good night .
--
Shak .
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2 .
Any male servant ;
a menial . [
Obs .] --
Chaucer .
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He '
s but Fortune '
s knave ,
A minister of her will . --
Shak .
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3 .
A tricky ,
deceitful fellow ;
a dishonest person ;
a rogue ;
a villain . "
A pair of crafty knaves ." --
Shak .
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In defiance of demonstration ,
knaves will continue to proselyte fools . --
Ames .
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Note : "
How many serving lads must have been unfaithful and dishonest before knave --
which meant at first no more than boy --
acquired the meaning which it has now !"
--
Trench .
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1913 Webster ]
4 .
A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier ;
a jack ;
as ,
the knave of hearts .
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{
Knave child },
a male child . [
Obs .] --
Chaucer .
Syn :
Villain ;
cheat ;
rascal ;
rogue ;
scoundrel ;
miscreant .
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Varlet \
Var "
let \,
n . [
OF .
varlet ,
vaslet ,
vallet ,
servant ,
young man ,
young noble ,
dim .
of vassal .
See {
Vassal },
and cf .
{
Valet }.]
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1 .
A servant ,
especially to a knight ;
an attendant ;
a valet ;
a footman . [
Obs .] --
Spenser .
Tusser .
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2 .
Hence ,
a low fellow ;
a scoundrel ;
a rascal ;
as ,
an impudent varlet .
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What a brazen -
faced varlet art thou ! --
Shak .
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3 .
In a pack of playing cards ,
the court card now called the {
knave },
or {
jack }. [
Obs .]
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1913 Webster ]
77 Moby Thesaurus words for "
knave ":
ace ,
bad boy ,
bastard ,
best bower ,
blackguard ,
booger ,
bower ,
buffoon ,
bugger ,
cards ,
clubs ,
cutup ,
deck ,
deuce ,
devil ,
diamonds ,
dummy ,
elf ,
enfant terrible ,
face cards ,
flush ,
full house ,
funmaker ,
hand ,
hearts ,
heel ,
hood ,
hoodlum ,
hooligan ,
imp ,
jack ,
joker ,
jokester ,
king ,
left bower ,
little devil ,
little monkey ,
little rascal ,
lowlife ,
minx ,
mischief ,
mischief -
maker ,
miscreant ,
pack ,
pair ,
picture cards ,
pixie ,
playing cards ,
practical joker ,
prankster ,
precious rascal ,
puck ,
queen ,
rapscallion ,
rascal ,
rogue ,
round ,
rowdy ,
royal flush ,
rubber ,
ruff ,
ruffian ,
scalawag ,
scamp ,
scapegrace ,
scoundrel ,
shyster ,
singleton ,
sneak ,
spades ,
spalpeen ,
straight ,
trey ,
trick ,
trump ,
villain ,
wag
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KNAVE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of KNAVE is a tricky deceitful fellow How to use knave in a sentence
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KNAVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Instead, as time goes by one becomes a knave, someone who routinely acts unjustly, and who therefore acquires the reputation of being a knave
knave - Wiktionary, the free dictionary From Middle English knave, knafe, from Old English cnafa (“child, boy, youth; servant”), from Proto-West Germanic *knabō Cognate to Dutch knaap and German Knabe knave (plural knaves) (archaic) A boy; especially, a boy servant
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KNAVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If someone calls a man a knave, they mean that he is dishonest and should not be trusted
KNAVE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Knave, rascal, rogue, scoundrel are disparaging terms applied to persons considered base, dishonest, or worthless Knave, which formerly meant merely a boy or servant, in modern use emphasizes baseness of nature and intention: a dishonest and swindling knave
Knave - definition of knave by The Free Dictionary knave (neɪv) n 1 an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person 2 (in cards) the jack 3 Archaic
KNAVE Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Synonyms for KNAVE: villain, brute, devil, monster, savage, scoundrel, wretch, offender; Antonyms of KNAVE: innocent, hero, angel, saint