clown學測 L3KK [ˈklaʊn] ｜ /ˈklaʊn/
小丑·粗魯無禮的人；蠢蛋·胡鬧；耍寶
常考字，兼有名詞與動詞用法
The clown at the parade wore a big red nose and made everyone smile.
遊行中的小丑戴著大紅鼻子，讓每個人都露出微笑。
一個畫面：誇張扮相逗笑
紅鼻扮相誇張化妝，紅鼻子圓臉
滑稽動作誇張手勢逗人發笑
行為失控失去分寸，像小丑般胡鬧
義項
馬戲小丑B2noun小丑
At the party, a clown told silly jokes and made all the children laugh.
派對上，一位小丑講了滑稽的笑話，逗得所有孩子哈哈大笑。
a funny clowndress up as a clown
粗魯蠢蛋B2noun粗魯無禮的人；蠢蛋
He was rude at the wedding, so people called him a clown.
他在婚禮上表現得很粗魯，所以大家叫他小丑。
act like a clown
耍寶胡鬧B2verb胡鬧；耍寶
In class, Tom kept clowning around, so the teacher told him to stop.
上課時，湯姆一直耍寶胡鬧，老師便叫他停止。
clown around
片語
clown around耍寶搞笑 →胡鬧耍寶，逗人發笑
class clown班上活寶 →班上愛耍寶逗笑的人
你會不會這樣說？
The children were excited to see a ___ at the party. (clown / crown)
看答案
clown
clown 是「小丑」，crown 是「皇冠」，兩字外型相似但意思不同。
'Tom kept clowning around during class.' 這裡的 clown 最接近哪個意思？(A) 小丑 (B) 胡鬧耍寶 (C) 粗魯的人
看答案
(B)
此句描述行為而非稱呼某人，對應「胡鬧；耍寶」的動詞義項。
字族
clownish 小丑般的；滑稽可笑的