英语词汇joke的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	joke
词源	joke [L17th] Joke seems to have been a slang word at first, but it may well come from Latin jocus ‘jest, wordplay’, found also in jocund [LME], juggle [LME], and jocular [LME], in the sense of a professional jester, but early 17th century as an adjective. See also jewel.
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