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jack·a·napes 英ˈdʒækəˌneɪps美ˈdʒækəˌnepsAHDjăkʹə-nāps' COCA¹⁵⁴⁶⁷⁸BNC¹⁴⁴⁶⁶⁴⁺³Economist³⁴³¹⁸⁺³ 基本英英词源记法近义反义例句Thesaurus例句 n.自大无礼的人²⁵;顽童⁵⁰;猿²⁵原型jackanape的三单 Noun: someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous该词古义为“猿”或“猴”,原系萨福克 Suffolk第一公爵William de la Pole1396 - 1450的绰号。15世纪时Jack一词在英格兰常用以指“养驯的公猿”,和ape猿一词连用,类似于jackass公驴。这位公爵的盾形纹章coat of arms上有用来驯猿的坠子及链条的图案。因此,1450年当他教其政敌以叛逆罪处死之后,他先是被戏称为the Ape-clogge猿坠,继而又得了Jacknapes亦作Jack Napes这一绰号,jackanapes 一词即为其变体。该绰号的本义是Jack of the ape,但也有人把其中Napes与Naples相联系,把jackanapes解释为monkey imported from Naples从那不勒斯进口的猿。到了16世纪jackanapes由专有名词转化为普通名词,表示“猿”或“猴”,最后又被用以喻指“自大而鲁莽的人”或“淘气孩子”,但该词如今已用得不多。jack-anapeS,⇒n.自大无礼的人²⁵;顽童⁵⁰;猿²⁵近义词 monkey猴子lightweight轻量级的whippersnapper傲慢地家伙 用作名词Come here, you youngjackanapes!过来,你这个小淘气鬼!as in.brat 同义词 punk,rascalkid,little devil,urchin,whippersnapper,youngsterenfant terrible,holy terror,impudent child,unruly child,wild one 反义词 angel bratnoun spoiled child enfant terrible,holy terror,impudent child,kid,little devil,punk,rascal,unruly child,urchin,whippersnapper,wild one,youngster Can Jackanapes be merry when his clog is at his heel? 猴子脚跟上绑了坠子,还能快乐地活蹦乱跳吗? hicoo Come here, you young jackanapes! 过来,你这个小淘气鬼! chinabaike Everybody's seen jackanapes. Everybody's seen orangutans. You know how they are supposed to look. 大家都看过猩猩、人猿,我们都知道它们的长相。 hjenglish |