simpleton

Word family (noun) simplicity simplification simpleton (adjective) simple simplistic (verb) simplify (adverb) simply simplistically

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsimpletonsim‧ple‧ton /ˈsɪmpəltən/ noun [countable] old-fashioned STUPID/NOT INTELLIGENTsomeone who has a very low level of intelligenceExamples from the Corpussimpleton• He did not in the least wish the future Mrs Newland Archer to be a simpleton.• Like some bloody simpleton he was being drawn in.• The merest simpleton could draw the conclusion.• The courts accept that ordinary readers are not literal-minded simpletons.Origin simpleton (1600-1700) simple + -ton (probably as in names like Washington)

单词	simpleton
释义	simpleton Word family (noun) simplicity simplification simpleton (adjective) simple simplistic (verb) simplify (adverb) simply simplistically From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsimpletonsim‧ple‧ton /ˈsɪmpəltən/ noun [countable] old-fashioned STUPID/NOT INTELLIGENTsomeone who has a very low level of intelligenceExamples from the Corpussimpleton• He did not in the least wish the future Mrs Newland Archer to be a simpleton.• Like some bloody simpleton he was being drawn in.• The merest simpleton could draw the conclusion.• The courts accept that ordinary readers are not literal-minded simpletons.Origin simpleton (1600-1700) simple + -ton (probably as in names like Washington)
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