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

• 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。
• 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。
• Qing give some interference for this situation, on the one hand, it give publicity all kind of discount, on the other hand, limiting knave inside shanhaiguan to reclaim land. The result is more serious livelihoods publicity.
  对此清廷一方面给予旗人各种优惠待遇，另一方面限制关内流民开垦土地，结果是旗人生计问题更为严重。
• We both of us happen'd to know, as well as the stationer, that Riddlesden, the attorney, was a very knave.
  我们两人，像那个文具商人一样，碰巧知道这个律师李德斯田是一个彻头彻尾的无赖。
• 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。）
• She said it to the Knave of Hearts, who only bowed and smiled in reply.
  红心武士只是用鞠躬和微笑作为回答。
• 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 knave/ rogues who set fire to the barn have been caught and sent to prison.
  那些防火焚烧谷仓的流氓被抓了并且被送进了监狱。
• Better be a fool than a knave.
  宁做傻瓜，不做无赖。
• If he was a knave, he was caught.
  如果他真是小偷，那他现在已经是被逮住了。