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单词 silly
释义 sil·ly
I. \ˈsilē, -li\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English sely, silly happy, blessed, innocent, pitiable, feeble, from (assumed) Old English sǣlig, from Old English sǣl happiness + -ig -y; akin to Old High German sālig happy, Old Norse sæla happiness, Gothic selei kindness, Latin solari to console, comfort, Greek hilaros cheerful
1.
 a. : needing compassion or sympathy : pathetic
 b. : helpless against attack : defenseless — usually used of sheep
 c. : weak, sickly
 d. obsolete : meager, paltry, scanty
2.
 a. : rustic, simple, plain
  < silly buckets on the deck — S.T.Coleridge >
  < a sound peaceful and silly as any cowbell heard in the Alps — Osbert Sitwell >
 b. obsolete : lowly in station : humble
3.
 a. : weak in intellect : destitute of ordinary strength of mind
  < a child who was rather silly >
 b. : exhibiting a lack of judgement or intelligence : foolish, inane, vacuous
  < although we maintained a blackout at night, we felt silly about it — A.J.Liebling >
  < the silly air of one who does not understand fear — Arnold Bennett >
 c. : contrary to reason : absurd, ridiculous, irrational
  < the question is as silly as it sounds — Telford Taylor >
  < always making silly remarks >
 d. : lacking importance or serious meaning : trivial, trifling, frivolous
  < written in a facetious strain that accords with the rather silly title — Times Literary Supplement >
  < if we tend to regard the pursuit of the new as necessarily silly and modish — E.R.Bentley >
  < passed the time by telling silly stories >
4. : dazed, stunned, stupefied — used postpositively
 < was knocked silly by the blow >
 < would slap me silly — J.H.Burns >
 < bored silly by the unwonted inactivity >
5. : very close to the batsman — used of a fielding position in cricket or the player in it
 < silly point >
 < silly mid on >
 < silly leg >
Synonyms: see foolish, simple
II. adverb
: sillily
 < behave silly >
III. noun
(-es)
: one who is silly
 < am very likely a silly — meeting trouble half-way — D.H.Lawrence >
 < well then, silly, why not stay! — Edna Ferber >
IV. verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
transitive verb
chiefly dialect : to make silly
intransitive verb
chiefly dialect : to be or act silly
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