knave

• n. 悪党；ならず者；（トランプにおける）ジャック
• n. （Knave）人の名前；（スウェーデン語の）Knave

古英語の cnafa, lad, servant から、原ゲルマン語の *knabo, lad, young man, PIE *gnebh, to press, to press tight, from *gen, to press, bend, pinch, form into a ball, 語源的には knob, knead と同じ。従者や貴族は通常剣を振るっていた。cf.bachelor、若者、bacillus、バチルスから。

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

梅ジャック

2.Once a knave ，ever a knave .

は一度無頼になり、永遠に無頼である。

3.Better be a fool than a knave .

はむしろ馬鹿で、無頼ではない。

4.A crafty knave needs no broker.

狡猾なならず者は仲介者を必要としない。

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

あなたはね、いいと言ってもバカみたいだけど、悪いと言ってもごろつきみたいだよ。