knave

• n. 無賴；流氓；（紙牌中的）傑克
• n. (Knave)人名；(瑞典)克納弗

來自古英語cnafa,小夥，仆人，來自Proto-Germanic*knabo,小夥，年青人，來自PIE*gnebh,壓，壓緊，來自*gen的擴大形式，壓，彎，捏，成團，詞源同knob,knead.其原義可能為一塊木頭，圓棍，年青人或培訓期的騎士所持有的武器，而鄉紳或貴族通常持刀劍。參照bachelor,年青人，詞源同bacillus,杆菌。

knave (n.)

Old English cnafa "boy, male servant," common Germanic (cognates: Old High German knabo "boy, youth, servant," German knabe "boy, lad," also probably related to Old English cnapa "boy, youth, servant," Old Norse knapi "servant boy," Dutch knaap "a youth, servant," Middle High German knappe "a young squire," German Knappe "squire, shield-bearer"). The original meaning might have been "stick, piece of wood" [Klein]. Sense of "rogue, rascal" first recorded c. 1200. In playing cards, "the jack," 1560s.

1. the knave of clubs

梅花傑克

來自《權威詞典》

2. Once a knave, ever a knave.

一次成無賴, 永遠是無賴.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Better be a fool than a knave.

寧做傻瓜,不做無賴.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. A crafty knave needs no broker.

狡猾的無賴無需中間人.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. You look a fool at the best, and a knave at worst.

你呀,說好呢不過像個傻瓜, 說壞呢不過像個流氓.

來自辭典例句