stooge

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit; a dupe.
    — I'd like to show you what a wipeout looks like from the board. I'm pretty good at getting wiped out, so I'll be the stooge.
  2. A magician's assistant who pretends to be a member of the audience.
  3. A straight man.
  4. A secret informant for police.
  5. A confederate; a person who is secretly working for the researcher, unknown to the study participant.
动词 v.
  1. To act as a straight man. intransitive

词形变化

stooges plural stooges present,singular,third-person stooging participle,present stooged participle,past stooged past

词源

词源 1
Perhaps an abbreviation of Russian студе́нт (studént) [stʊˈdʲent]; the original meaning was “stage assistant, actor who assists a comedian”. It may have been a Yiddish vaudeville term.
词源 2
Perhaps an abbreviation of Russian студе́нт (studént) [stʊˈdʲent]; the original meaning was “stage assistant, actor who assists a comedian”. It may have been a Yiddish vaudeville term.
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