buffoon

英 [bəˈfuːn]

美 [bəˈfuːn]

n.  小丑; 滑稽可笑的人

复数：buffoons　

GRE

BNC.34386 / COCA.23455

牛津词典

noun

• 小丑；滑稽可笑的人
  a person who does silly but amusing things

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 小丑；愚蠢的人
  If you call someone abuffoon, you mean that they often do foolish things.
  1. ...the man once dismissed by the West as a drunken buffoon.
     一个曾被西方不屑地视为醉鬼的人

英英释义

noun

• a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
  Synonym:clowngoofgoofballmerry andrew
• a rude or vulgar fool
  Synonym:clown

双语例句

• The person who runs around in a velvet suit is no artist but a buffoon or merely a decorator.
  今天还穿著天鹅绒外套到处走的人不是一个艺术家而是一个插科打诨的小丑或者一个油漆粉刷匠。
• A buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect.
  在旧喜剧中的一种小丑；模仿他人达到滑稽效果。
• You ejected that tin-plated buffoon with great panache.
  棒极了，你赶走了那个穿盔甲的小丑。
• A buffoon, especially a performing clown.
  小丑，丑角小丑，尤指表演的丑角。
• You are an ignorant buffoon.
  你是个无知的小丑。
• The Buffoon's Power and Aesthetics: Comments on Buffoons in Shakespeare's Historical Plays
  丑角的力与美：莎士比亚历史剧中的丑角群像
• The southeast buffoon is still clamouring to depart from China, disregarding his own corruption and the Chinese nation's sense of honor.
  东南小丑仍叫嚷要偏离中国，不顾他自己的腐败和中华民族的荣誉感。
• We tend to see him as a buffoon.
  我们常常把他看作小丑。
• The result is that while appearing as a buffoon, he is in fact one of the most thoughtful politicians of our time.
  结果就是，尽管他看起来像个小丑，但他实际上却是我们这个时代最具洞察力的政治人物之一。
• He was one part blackguard, people said, and three parts buffoon.
  人家说他是一分流氓气，三分小丑气。