harlequin

详细解释:n. 丑角
【医】 花斑眼镜蛇

英语解释：

名词 harlequin:

a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte)

动词 harlequin:

variegate with spots or marks

详细解释：

har.le.quin

n.（名词）
Harlequin A conventional buffoon of the commedia dell`arte, traditionally presented in a mask and parti-colored tights.
Harlequin 哈利昆小丑：意大利喜剧中传统头戴面具身穿各种颜色衣服的丑角
A clown; a buffoon.
小丑；丑角
adj.Abbr. hlqn（形容词）缩写 hlqn
Having a pattern of brightly colored diamond shapes.
指具有五颜六色的钻石形状

来源：
Obsolete French
已废法语
from Old French Herlequin, Hellequin [a demon]
源自 古法语 Herlequin, Hellequin [魔鬼]
perhaps from Middle English *Herleking
可能源自 中古英语 *Herleking
from Old English Herla cyning [King Herla, a mythical figure identified with Woden]
源自 古英语 Herla cyning [赫拉王，与沃登一样是个神话式的人物]