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

You take me for a fool as well as a knave.
你不但把我看作无赖，还把我看作傻瓜。
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。
Then followed the Knave of Hearts, carrying the King's crown on a crimson velvet cushion;
接着，是个红心武士，双手托着放在紫红色垫子上的王冠。
Reports are often false, and always false when made by a knave to cloak his knavery.& Abraham Lincoln
报告常常是虚假的，而由一个恶棍为掩饰自己的恶行而作的报告，则永远是虚假的。&林肯
We both of us happen'd to know, as well as the stationer, that Riddlesden, the attorney, was a very knave.
我们两人，像那个文具商人一样，碰巧知道这个律师李德斯田是一个彻头彻尾的无赖。
The knave/ rogues who set fire to the barn have been caught and sent to prison.
那些防火焚烧谷仓的流氓被抓了并且被送进了监狱。
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。
All of the following are Class features of the Knave.
以下所有的都是流民的角色特征。
"Once a knave, ever a knave"
一朝失足，铸成千古恨
"No, I didn't!" said the Knave loudly.
“没有，我没写！”红桃杰克大声嚷道。