knave

英 [neɪv]

美 [neɪv]

n.  不诚实的男人(或男孩); 无赖; 恶棍

复数：knaves　

GRE法律

BNC.23768 / COCA.29367

牛津词典

noun

noun

• 不诚实的男人（或男孩）；无赖；恶棍
  a dishonest man or boy

柯林斯词典

• 不诚实的人；无赖；恶棍
  If someone calls a man aknave, they mean that he is dishonest and should not be trusted.
• （纸牌游戏中jack的另一种说法）
  In card games,knaveis another word forjack.

in AM, use 美国英语用 jack

英英释义

noun

• one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
  Synonym:jack
• a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
  Synonym:roguerascalrapscallionscalawagscallywagvarlet

双语例句

• Cassio. A knave teach me my duty! I'll beat the knave into a twiggen bottle.
  凯西奥一个混蛋竟敢教训起我来！我要把这混蛋打进一只瓶子里去。
• He was an angel on the surface, but at heart a knave.
  他表面上是个天使，实际上却是个无赖。
• Then followed the Knave of Hearts, carrying the King's crown on a crimson velvet cushion;
  接着，是个红心武士，双手托着放在紫红色垫子上的王冠。
• Choose some other occupation, rather than one in the choosing of which you do, in advance consent to be a knave.
  你还是选择别的职业为好，千万不要选择一个你事先就认为要当骗子的行业。
• The Knave's face was sad. "Do I look like a swimmer?" he said. ( And he didn't& because he was made of paper.)
  红桃杰克脸上很悲伤。“我看起来像会游泳的吗？”他说。（他当然不会&他是纸做的。）
• Reports are often false, and always false when made by a knave to cloak his knavery.& Abraham Lincoln
  报告常常是虚假的，而由一个恶棍为掩饰自己的恶行而作的报告，则永远是虚假的。&林肯
• The honest man takes pains, and then enjoys pleasure, the knave takes pleasure, and then suffers pains.
  正直的人先经历痛苦，然后享受欢乐；无赖先享受欢乐，然后经历痛苦。
• The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts, All on a summer day: The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts, And took them quite away!
  红心王后做了馅饼，夏日的白天竟发生这样的事情：红心武士偷走了馅饼，全都带走匆忙离境！
• The Queen turned angrily away from him, and said to the Knave` Turn them over! '
  王后生气地从国王身边转身走开了，并对武士说：把他们翻过来。
• A crafty knave needs no broker.
  狡猾的人不需要请教他人。