buffoon

bә'fu:n

GRE

n a rude or vulgar fool
n a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

n. 小丑

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buffoon 源自法语，意思是“小丑”或“滑稽的人”，没有明显的词根词缀。可以记住这个词是与搞笑和滑稽相关的。

例句

1. The clown acted like a buffoon to make the children laugh.

小丑像个傻瓜一样表演，逗孩子们笑。

2. He felt like a buffoon after tripping on stage during the presentation.

在演讲中摔倒后，他觉得自己像个傻瓜。

3. Don't be a buffoon; take your work seriously.

别做傻瓜，认真对待你的工作。