jest

1. N-COUNT A jest is something you say that is intended to be amusing. 玩笑[正式]

It was a jest rather than a reproach. 這是個玩笑而非指責。

2. PHRASE If you say something in jest, you do not mean it seriously, but want to be amusing. 當作玩笑話[PHR after v]

Don't say that, even in jest. 別提那事，哪怕是當作玩笑話。

3. V-I If you jest, you tell jokes or say amusing things. 開玩笑[正式]

He enjoyed drinking and jesting with his cronies. 他喜歡與他的死黨飲酒說笑。