Knave

(n.) A boy; especially, a boy servant.

(n.) Any male servant; a menial.

(n.) A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person; a rogue; a villain.

(n.) A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack.

休整理

• Knave upon fool were worse, answered the Jester, and Jew upon bacon worst of all. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• They swarmed close up to the walls, headed, as I think, by the knave who won the prize at the archery, for I knew his horn and baldric. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• We shall see that presently, said the robber; and, speaking to his companions, he added, bring along the knave. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• How, knave, replied his master, wilt thou not obey my commands? 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Here was the sort of work to fascinate every smart knave in politics. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• He is a quick, apprehensive knave, who sees his neighbours blind side, and knows how to keep the lee-gage when his passions are blowing high. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• In no woman's presence will I ever again stand at once such a fool and such a knave, such a brute and such a puppy. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Tell me honestlya deeper glow overspreading his cheeksdo you think me most a knave or a fool? 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• As saint or knave, pilgrim or hypocrite? 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• He's the Knave of Wilfers! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Thou art a mad knave, said the Captain, but thy plan transcends! 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• There's a dear Knave of Wilfers! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• I tell thee no, thou knave! 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• It represented a figure that was known as the Knave of Bells. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• The fool, answered Wamba, raising the relics of a gammon of bacon, will take care to erect a bulwark against the knave. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• And how the high-born knaves enjoyed it! 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• I determined to ask Joe why he had ever taught me to call those picture-cards Jacks, which ought to be called knaves. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• His head was not strong: the knaves he lived amongst fooled him beyond anything I ever heard. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• And this is old Fitzurse's boasted policy, encouraging these malapert knaves to rebel against us! 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Why should you leave all the gains to the gluttons, knaves, and impostors? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• He calls the knaves Jacks, this boy! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• He spoke well, very well; such an harangue would have succeeded better addressed to me singly, than to the fools and knaves assembled yonder. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• I say to thee, priest, contrive some cast of thine art to keep the knaves where they are, until our friends bring up their lances. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Hear me, Rebecca, he said, proceeding with animation; a better chance hast thou for life and liberty than yonder knaves and dotard dream of. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Do you give ground, base knaves! 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Send these loitering knaves up hither, said the Saxon, impatiently. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.

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