imbecile
adjective /ˈɪmbəsiːl/
/ˈɪmbəsl/
(also imbecilic
[usually before noun] /ˌɪmbəˈsɪlɪk/
/ˌɪmbəˈsɪlɪk/
)- very stupid synonym idiotic
- imbecile remarks
- (old-fashioned, offensive) having a very low level of intelligence
| 单词 | imbecile |
| 释义 | imbecileadjective /ˈɪmbəsiːl/ /ˈɪmbəsl/ (also imbecilic [usually before noun] /ˌɪmbəˈsɪlɪk/ /ˌɪmbəˈsɪlɪk/ )
imbecilenoun /ˈɪmbəsiːl/ /ˈɪmbəsl/
Word Originmid 16th cent. (as an adjective in the sense ‘physically weak’): via French from Latin imbecillus, literally ‘without a supporting staff’, from in- (expressing negation) + baculum ‘stick, staff’. The current sense dates from the early 19th cent. |
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