英语词汇“fatuous”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Fatuous means lacking intelligence. When your mother outlaws calling your brother stupid, use fatuous instead.

Fatuous derives from the Latin fatuus meaning "foolish." It sounds like it should have something to do with being fat, but it actually has no relation to size. Fatuus itself comes from a root that also gave us "debate" and this might be a good way to remember it. You want to debate someone who's fatuous, because they are unintelligent, silly and even a bit conceited, so they probably won't be very persuasive debaters. Just don't call them fatuous to their face. Even if they don't know what it means, it's just not nice!

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

facetious / factious / fatuous

The word facetious describes something you don't take seriously. Remove the middle "e," and factious describes a dissenting group. And finally there's fatuous, which is a fancy way to say dumb.

Someone who is facetious (fuh-see-shus) is only joking. If you tell your mom you want Brussels sprouts with every meal, make sure it's clear you're being facetious if you actually don't like Barbie cabbage. Facetious remarks are sometimes inappropriate too. Facetious in the wild:

"Granted, many of the Lent-related Twitter posts are likely facetious, so the list is to be taken with a grain of salt." (Time)

"If you're going to be facetious, really pour on the sarcasm so that hardly anyone could mistake your tone." (Forbes)

A factious (fak-shus) group disagrees with the mainstream and breaks off into a smaller group of angry rebels. A factious group doesn't have to be angry, but it helps. It's a word often used in politics -- in fact, it comes from the Latin factionem for "political party." Factious issues divide people. Examples:

"It was the arbitrary invention of a particular time and place — the factious and violent medieval church." (Time)

"He first of all required them to banish Fénelon from their house as being a factious and rebellious person." (Dawson, William LeSueur)

The word fatuous (fah-chus) means silly, foolish, and maybe a little bit smug. In a debate, you might call your opponent's response fatuous. Here are examples:

"They realized then what a silly, fatuous thing it was to do, going out and killing rare birds." (Scientific American)

"Not to mention his fatuous conflation of Marxism, Freemasonry and Judaism." (Salon)

Don't take anything facetious on its face because it's not serious. Reserve factious for factions. And fatuous? Totally foolish.

WORD FAMILY

fatuous: fatuity, fatuously, fatuousness+/fatuity: fatuities

USAGE EXAMPLES

This has been, by all but the most fatuous measures, an issue-rich campaign.

Slate(Nov 06, 2016)

Soon, however, the sentences seem to me not at all brilliant but at times fatuous, at times pretentious, for the most part stupid.

The Guardian(Nov 06, 2016)

I think the eco-terrorist film "Night Moves" captured the spirit of fervent yet fatuous young people, as well as the ambiance of the Pacific Northwest.

New York Times(Oct 14, 2016)

adj devoid of intelligence

Syn

asinine, inane, mindless, vacuous
foolish

devoid of good sense or judgment

单词	fatuous
释义	fatuous (once / 3416 pages) adj Fatuous means lacking intelligence. When your mother outlaws calling your brother stupid, use fatuous instead. Fatuous derives from the Latin fatuus meaning "foolish." It sounds like it should have something to do with being fat, but it actually has no relation to size. Fatuus itself comes from a root that also gave us "debate" and this might be a good way to remember it. You want to debate someone who's fatuous, because they are unintelligent, silly and even a bit conceited, so they probably won't be very persuasive debaters. Just don't call them fatuous to their face. Even if they don't know what it means, it's just not nice! CHOOSE YOUR WORDS facetious / factious / fatuous The word facetious describes something you don't take seriously. Remove the middle "e," and factious describes a dissenting group. And finally there's fatuous, which is a fancy way to say dumb. Someone who is facetious (fuh-see-shus) is only joking. If you tell your mom you want Brussels sprouts with every meal, make sure it's clear you're being facetious if you actually don't like Barbie cabbage. Facetious remarks are sometimes inappropriate too. Facetious in the wild: "Granted, many of the Lent-related Twitter posts are likely facetious, so the list is to be taken with a grain of salt." (Time) "If you're going to be facetious, really pour on the sarcasm so that hardly anyone could mistake your tone." (Forbes) A factious (fak-shus) group disagrees with the mainstream and breaks off into a smaller group of angry rebels. A factious group doesn't have to be angry, but it helps. It's a word often used in politics -- in fact, it comes from the Latin factionem for "political party." Factious issues divide people. Examples: "It was the arbitrary invention of a particular time and place — the factious and violent medieval church." (Time) "He first of all required them to banish Fénelon from their house as being a factious and rebellious person." (Dawson, William LeSueur) The word fatuous (fah-chus) means silly, foolish, and maybe a little bit smug. In a debate, you might call your opponent's response fatuous. Here are examples: "They realized then what a silly, fatuous thing it was to do, going out and killing rare birds." (Scientific American) "Not to mention his fatuous conflation of Marxism, Freemasonry and Judaism." (Salon) Don't take anything facetious on its face because it's not serious. Reserve factious for factions. And fatuous? Totally foolish. WORD FAMILY fatuous: fatuity, fatuously, fatuousness+/fatuity: fatuities USAGE EXAMPLES This has been, by all but the most fatuous measures, an issue-rich campaign. Slate(Nov 06, 2016) Soon, however, the sentences seem to me not at all brilliant but at times fatuous, at times pretentious, for the most part stupid. The Guardian(Nov 06, 2016) I think the eco-terrorist film "Night Moves" captured the spirit of fervent yet fatuous young people, as well as the ambiance of the Pacific Northwest. New York Times(Oct 14, 2016) adj devoid of intelligence Syn asinine, inane, mindless, vacuous foolish devoid of good sense or judgment
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