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

A crafty knave needs no broker.
狡猾的人不需要请教他人。
"Once a knave, ever a knave"
一朝失足，铸成千古恨
Back in his home town of Vitebsk by1914, Chagall joined the Knave of Diamond group.
1914年他回到家乡维捷布斯克，参加了方块杰克小组。
There's no name on it, but I think the Knave wrote it.
上面没有名字，我想是红桃杰克写的。
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。
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。
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。
The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts, All on a summer day: The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts, And took them quite away!
红心王后做了馅饼，夏日的白天竟发生这样的事情：红心武士偷走了馅饼，全都带走匆忙离境！
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。