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

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。
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
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。
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。
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。
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。
"No, I didn't!" said the Knave loudly.
“没有，我没写！”红桃杰克大声嚷道。
The Queen turned angrily away from him, and said to the Knave` Turn them over! '
王后生气地从国王身边转身走开了，并对武士说：把他们翻过来。
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。
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。