jest
英 [dʒest]
美[dʒɛst]
- n. 笑话，俏皮话；玩笑
- vi. 开玩笑；嘲笑
- vt. 嘲笑
英语释意
- 1. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter;
- "he told a very funny joke"
- "he knows a million gags"
- "thanks for the laugh"
- "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"
- "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
- 2. activity characterized by good humor