| 单词 | knave |
| 释义 | knave noun[C] old useuk/neɪv/us/neɪv/adishonestman 不诚实的人；恶棍ajack J牌，杰克（同 jack）Dishonest people
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Card games Examplesofknaveknave They do not need to turn knaves into knights in order to achieve their objectives. From theCambridge English Corpus The knaves are defined as ' motivated entirely by the desire to acquire material wealth that they consume themselves for their own benefit' (2003: 25). From theCambridge English Corpus Such a person earns the disapprobation from his peers that aknavedeserves. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead, as time goes by one becomes aknave, someone who routinely acts unjustly, and who therefore acquires the reputation of being aknave. From theCambridge English Corpus So would he have subscribed to the view that professionals might be knaves? From theCambridge English Corpus He then considers two attenuations to the "sensibleknave" problem. From theCambridge English Corpus Each time this remains implausible as long as there are strategies speaking both to knaves and knights among providers so that their better judgment is not undermined by knavish motivations. From theCambridge English Corpus In fact, if all exhibit such solidarity, loyalty, patriotism, and so on, then they are not entirely the shower of fools, knaves, and charlatans that they seem. From theCambridge English Corpus Nevertheless, because the satisfaction of seeing knaves discomfited is psychologically reinforcing, this instrumental value is part of the explanation of why in fact he has it. From theCambridge English Corpus If they realise the far-reaching effects of the nationalisation of the iron and steel industry and persist in it then they are political knaves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Nobody but aknaveor a fool can doubt that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a cynicism in some quarters in this country amongst people who think that politicians are worse than fools—that they are knaves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No one but aknaveor a fool would claim to have the panacea with which to safeguard pension funds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The politician who mistakes the popular will for the sectional interest is either aknaveor a fool. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One wonders, is it worse to be governed by knaves or to be governed by fools? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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