| 词汇 | jesting |
| 释义 | (redirected from jesting)in jestFor fun; as a joke; without sincerity. I know your remarks were only in jest, but they still hurt my feelings. there's many a true word spoken in jestThe things that one jokes about may in fact be true or become true. I know she said she was joking about being depressed, but I'm concerned—there's many a true word spoken in jest. many a true word is spoken in jestThe things that one jokes about may in fact be true or become true. I know she said she was joking about being depressed, but I'm concerned—many a true word is spoken in jest. A: "Oh come one, I was only joking! I would never do something like that!" B: "So you say, but many a true word is spoken in jest." jest about someone or somethingto make jokes about someone or something. There is no need to jest about Lady Bracknell. I wish you would not jest about that. jest at someone or somethingto make fun of someone or something. Please don't jest at my cousin. Is someone jesting at my hairdo? jest with someoneto joke with someone; to try to fool someone. Surely you are jesting with me. Don't jest with me! Many a true word is spoken in jest.and There's many a true word spoken in jest.Prov. Just because something is said as a joke, it can still be true. Fred: Why did you make a joke about my being stingy? Do you really think I'm cheap? Ellen: Of course not, don't be silly. It was just a joke. Fred: But many a true word is spoken in jest. in ˈjestas a joke: The remark was made half in jest.‘Many a true word is spoken in jest,’ thought Rosie (= people often say things as a joke that are actually true). |
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