| 单词 | moron |
| 释义 | moron (once / 24988 pages) n When your little brother does something that is both stupid and infuriating, you'll have to bite your tongue to keep from calling him a moron. A moron is an unkind way to describe someone who is foolish and unintelligent. The word moron was an official term in the early 1900s, used to describe a person of low intelligence — specifically, an "adult with a mental age between eight and twelve." It became a popular insult in the 1920s, and gradually stopped being used as a medical term, until moron was only an informal way to put someone down. WORD FAMILYmoron: moronic, moronity, morons+/moronic: moronically USAGE EXAMPLES“There are so many real viral video stars that are, for lack of a better word, morons,” Proksch said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) On paper, I should hate this film, a story of a quest undertaken by two nuclear-level morons, but it is brilliant. The Guardian(Dec 18, 2016) “I joked with a few of them, ‘Between you and my son, neither one of you morons can rent a car. Los Angeles Times(Nov 19, 2016) n a person of subnormal intelligence Syn|Hypo|Hyper changeling, cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, retard mongoloid a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense) simple, simpleton a person lacking intelligence or common sense Moron (once / 171295 pages) n WORD FAMILY Moron: Morons USAGE EXAMPLESNot only did she speak fluent, poetic Moron—“Drill, baby, drill!”—she seemed able to generate endless one-off Moron sentences with every exhaled breath. The New Yorker(Oct 21, 2016) I couldn’t help noticing how little I was learning in “Latin History for Morons.” Los Angeles Times(Jul 08, 2016) Morons were considered particularly dangerous: they were smart enough to pass undetected and possibly breed with their superiors. The New Yorker(Apr 27, 2016) n a city in Argentina, to the west of Buenos Aires Exp city, metropolis, urban center a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts |
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