mid-14c., jestour (Anglo-Latin), late 14c., gestour "a minstrel, professional reciter of romances," agent noun from gesten "recite a tale," which was a jester's original function (see jest). Sense of "buffoon in a prince's court" is from c. 1500.
例文
1. The jester brandished his bauble.
醜い角が手に持っている木の棒を振る.
2.My name is Jester ，and I know a thing or two about this place.
私の名前は Jester 、そして私はこの塔についていくつか知っています。
3.He was a jester and a parcel poet.
彼は道化師でアマチュア詩人でもある。
4.Observing the prince take delight in Benedick 's conversation，she called him "the prince 's jester ".
彼女は親王がペニディクの話を聞くのが好きだと気づき、「親王のピエロ」と呼んだ。b>Jester ：Thanks for destroying the lock for me，devil boy！