HOUSE OF THE DRAGON · 第 1 季
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jest

/dʒɛst/C1

开玩笑 / 戏谑 (v./n.)

比较书面和古典的词,相当于 `joke`。在史诗奇幻剧(如《权游》系列)中非常高频,比如「我不是在开玩笑」可以说 `I do not jest.`。

see the great wonders across the Narrow Sea, and eat only cake.
-I'm being serious. -I never jest about cake.
You aren't worried about your position?