| 单词 | idiotic |
| 释义 | idiotic (once / 2325 pages) adj Something that's idiotic is very, very stupid. It would be idiotic to turn down your lottery winnings because you're too lazy to go claim them. An idiotic song is boring, repetitive and has ridiculous lyrics, and an idiotic TV show is badly written and terribly acted. Your dad might describe his dog as idiotic if she manages to find a skunk every single time she goes outdoors. The adjective idiotic is informal, and it comes from the Latin idioticus, "uneducated or ignorant," with the Greek root idiotikos, "unprofessional or unskilled." WORD FAMILYidiotic: idiotically+/idiocy: idiocies/idiot: idiocy, idiotic, idiots USAGE EXAMPLESNow I am sure that plenty of you right now are thinking: What an idiotic column. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Also for the sake of balance we should note that throughout June Donald Trump continues to emit a steady stream of truly idiotic statements. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) “This year’s idiotic and chaotic but the end’s in sight” Colbert belted into the mic to reassure his viewers. Salon(Dec 16, 2016) 1adj having a mental age of three to seven years Syn imbecile, imbecilic retarded relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development 2adj insanely irresponsible an idiotic idea Syn crackbrained insane afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement 3adj incongruous;inviting ridicule Syn absurd, cockeyed, derisory, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous foolish devoid of good sense or judgment |
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