knave

英 [neɪv]

美 [neɪv]

n. 不诚实的男人(或男孩); 无赖; 恶棍

复数：knaves　

BNC.23768 / COCA.29367

牛津词典

noun

不诚实的人；无赖；恶棍
If someone calls a man aknave, they mean that he is dishonest and should not be trusted.
（纸牌游戏中jack的另一种说法）
In card games,knaveis another word forjack.

in AM, use 美国英语用 jack

noun

one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
Synonym:jack
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
Synonym:roguerascalrapscallionscalawagscallywagvarlet

"Once a knave, ever a knave"
一朝失足，铸成千古恨
We set him down as either a knave or a fool.
我们认为他是个无赖要不然就是蠢蛋。
A crafty knave needs no broker.
狡猾的人不需要请教他人。
She said it to the Knave of Hearts, who only bowed and smiled in reply.
红心武士只是用鞠躬和微笑作为回答。
Cassio. A knave teach me my duty! I'll beat the knave into a twiggen bottle.
凯西奥一个混蛋竟敢教训起我来！我要把这混蛋打进一只瓶子里去。
If he was a knave, he was caught.
如果他真是小偷，那他现在已经是被逮住了。
Better be a fool than a knave.
宁做傻瓜，不做无赖。
The honest man takes pains, and then enjoys pleasure, the knave takes pleasure, and then suffers pains.
正直的人先经历痛苦，然后享受欢乐；无赖先享受欢乐，然后经历痛苦。
He was an angel on the surface, but at heart a knave.
他表面上是个天使，实际上却是个无赖。
Played the hero and the knave;
扮演着英雄，也扮演着流氓；