| Title | Buffoon |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary English Etymology buffoon 1549, from M.Fr . bouffon, from It. buffone "jester," from buffare "to puff out the cheeks," a comic gesture, of echoic origin.
http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 buffoon buf·foon / bE5fu:n / noun (old-fashioned)a person who does silly but amusing things 小丑；滑稽可笑的人 • buf·foon·ery / -Eri / noun [U] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged buf·foon I. \|bə|fün, _bəˈf-\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle French bouffon, from Old Italian buffone, from Medieval Latin bufon-, bufo, from Latin, toad — more at bufo 1. a. : a man professionally engaged in entertaining others by tricks, gestures, or comic pantomime : jester , merry-andrew , clown ; broadly : comedian b. : a person who strives for comical effects 2. : a gross and clownish person; especially : one ill-educated or stupid • buf·foon·ish \-nish,-nēsh\ adjective II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) transitive verb : to treat with buffoonery : ridicule , burlesque intransitive verb : to play the buffoon : behave like a buffoon |
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