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单词 bêtise
释义

bêtise

[ be-teez ]
/ bɛˈtiz /

noun

lack of understanding, perception, or the like; stupidity.
a stupid or foolish act or remark.
something inconsequential or without merit; absurdity; trifle.

Origin of bêtise

1820–30; <French: literally, foolishness, equivalent to bête foolish (see beast) + -ise-ice

Words nearby bêtise

Beth Shammai, Bethune, Bethune, Mary McLeod, betide, betimes, bêtise, Betjeman, to blame, be, betoken, bet one's ass, bet on the wrong horse
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Example sentences from the Web for bêtise

  • We should get no clothes fit to wear next week if we committed such a betise.

    Airy Fairy Lilian|Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (AKA Duchess)
  • Frankly—I would put it at such moments—he becomes at last an optical bore or betise.

    Italian Hours|Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for bêtise

bêtise
/ (bɛˈtiːz) /

noun

rare folly or lack of perception

Word Origin for bêtise

French, from bête foolish, from bête (n) stupid person, beast
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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