单词历史
knave狡诈的人,恶棍
在旧式英文中,knave指不诚实的人或恶棍。但在古英语里,cnafa并无贬义,曾指男仆或男孩,可与现代德语中的Knabe进行比较。knave表示男仆或男孩的意思在纸牌中有所体现——knave是花牌中分值最低的,即人们所知的杰克牌(Jack)。就像被虐待的仆人可能会变成爱捣蛋的人一样,到了13世纪,knave具有了“不诚实的人”这层含义。
英语词源
knave:无赖,偷奸耍滑的年轻男仆
英语单词 knave 一般用来表示“无赖、流氓”,但它的本意指的却是“年轻男仆”。对人的出身的偏见,无论中外都概莫能免。
西方中世纪的贵族总会对家中的年轻男仆抱有一种偏见,认为他们擅长偷奸耍滑,撒谎成性。因此,本来是表示一种身份的单词 knave 就不可避免地掺杂了这样的偏见,以至于到了最后,人们都忘记了 knave 的初始含义,而将其掺杂的偏见、其隐含意味当做了它的主体词义。
- knave: [neɪv] n. 无赖,流氓,撒谎成性的人;扑克牌中的Jack。
常见短语
knave(恶棍、无赖)指的是一个不诚实或不道德的人,常常用来形容一个阴险、狡诈或欺诈的人。
以下是50个与”knave“相关的短语及其中文解释:
- Cunning knave: 狡诈的恶棍
- Dishonest knave: 不诚实的恶棍
- Wicked knave: 邪恶的恶棍
- Deceptive knave: 欺骗性的恶棍
- Treacherous knave: 背叛的恶棍
- Unscrupulous knave: 毫无道德的恶棍
- Mischievous knave: 恶作剧的恶棍
- Scheming knave: 计谋多端的恶棍
- Crafty knave: 狡猾的恶棍
- Sneaky knave: 偷偷摸摸的恶棍
- Manipulative knave: 操纵性的恶棍
- Fraudulent knave: 欺诈的恶棍
- Double-dealing knave: 老奸巨猾的恶棍
- Malicious knave: 恶意的恶棍
- Rascal knave: 无赖的恶棍
- Cunning and deceitful knave: 狡诈而狡猾的恶棍
- Dishonorable knave: 不光彩的恶棍
- Vile knave: 卑劣的恶棍
- Sinister knave: 阴险的恶棍
- Rogue knave: 流氓的恶棍
- Villainous knave: 邪恶的恶棍
- Corrupt knave: 腐败的恶棍
- Shameless knave: 无耻的恶棍
- Sly knave: 狡猾的恶棍
- Cunning knave with a silver tongue: 能言善辩的狡诈恶棍
- Dishonest knave with ulterior motives: 隐秘动机的不诚实恶棍
- Wicked knave with malicious intent: 恶意居心的邪恶恶棍
- Deceptive knave with hidden agenda: 隐秘企图的欺骗恶棍
- Treacherous knave with a hidden agenda: 背叛性企图的阴险恶棍
- Unscrupulous knave with no moral compass: 毫无道德准则的无良恶棍
- Mischievous knave with a knack for trouble: 惹麻烦的恶作剧恶棍
- Scheming knave with a master plan: 手谋心计的恶棍
- Crafty knave with a hidden motive: 隐秘动机的狡猾恶棍
- Sneaky knave with a knack for deception: 喜欺骗的偷偷摸摸恶棍
- Manipulative knave with a hidden agenda: 隐秘企图的操纵性恶棍
- Fraudulent knave with a talent for deceit: 欺诈性恶棍
- Double-dealing knave with a hidden agenda: 隐秘企图的老奸巨猾恶棍
- Malicious knave with ill intentions: 恶意居心的恶棍
- Rascal knave with a knack for troublemaking: 惹麻烦的恶棍
- Cunning and deceitful knave with ulterior motives: 隐秘企图的狡诈欺骗恶棍
- Dishonorable knave with a hidden agenda: 隐秘企图的不光彩恶棍
- Vile knave with malicious intent: 恶意居心的卑劣恶棍
- Sinister knave with a hidden motive: 隐秘动机的阴险恶棍
- Rogue knave with deceptive tendencies: 具有欺诈倾向的流氓恶棍
- Villainous knave with wicked intentions: 恶意居心的邪恶恶棍
- Corrupt knave with ulterior motives: 隐秘动机的腐败恶棍
- Shameless knave with deceitful tendencies: 具有欺诈倾向的无耻恶棍
- Sly knave with hidden motives: 隐秘动机的狡猾恶棍
- Cunning knave with a knack for manipulation: 善于操纵的狡诈恶棍
- Dishonest knave with malicious intent: 恶意居心的不诚实恶棍