"jesters" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 宮廷小丑

Definition

宮廷小丑指的是在王室宮廷裡娛樂國王和貴族的人，通常以說笑話、表演把戲或扮傻取樂。在歷史上也稱為「弄臣」。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於歷史或文學語境，不要和現代『小丑』混淆。常見搭配有『中世紀宮廷小丑』、『皇家小丑』。「jester」和「fool」在歷史英語中常當作同義詞。

Examples

The king laughed at the jesters during dinner.

國王在晚宴時被**宮廷小丑**逗樂了。

Many jesters wore colorful clothes and hats.

許多**宮廷小丑**穿著鮮豔的衣服和帽子。

The castle had two funny jesters.

城堡裡有兩位有趣的**宮廷小丑**。

Back in medieval times, jesters were the life of the royal party.

在中世紀時代，**宮廷小丑**是宮廷宴會上的靈魂人物。

Some jesters used clever jokes to give advice to the king.

有些**宮廷小丑**用聰明的笑話給國王提建議。

Today, we think of clowns at circuses, but jesters had a very special job at court.

現代我們想到馬戲團的小丑，但**宮廷小丑**在宮廷裡負有非常特殊的職責。