jesting

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jest /dʒɛst/ (jesting,jested,jests)

1. N-COUNT A jest is something you say that is intended to be amusing. 玩笑[正式]
It was a jest rather than a reproach. 這是個玩笑而非指責。
2. PHRASE If you say something in jest, you do not mean it seriously, but want to be amusing. 儅作玩笑話[PHR after v]
Don't say that, even in jest. 別提那事，哪怕是儅作玩笑話。
3. V-I If you jest, you tell jokes or say amusing things. 開玩笑[正式]
He enjoyed drinking and jesting with his cronies. 他喜歡與他的死黨飲酒說笑。