滑稽荒謬的 (–) Flashcards
absurd
absurd [əbˈsɝd]
(a) 荒謬的
(MW1) extremelysilly, foolish, or unreasonable: completely ridiculous
(MW2) ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, orincongruous <an absurd argument >
[衍] absurdity [əbˈsɝdətɪ] (n) “荒謬”。
[例] absurd claims of having been abducted(綁架) by UFO’s
ludicrous
ludicrous [ˈludɪkrəs]
(a) 滑稽的
(MW1) very foolish
(MW2) amusingor laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
[源] lud- (play) ,“玩”滑稽的遊戲。
[衍] ludicrousness [ˈludɪkrəsnɪs] (n) “滑稽”。
[例] the ludicrous sight of their teacher in a Halloween costume
facetious
facetious [fəˈsiʃəs]
(a) 滑稽的 (= funny,帶有“不恰當” 的意味)
(MW1) used todescribe speech that is meant to be funny but that isusually regarded as annoying,silly, or not proper
(MW2) joking or jestingoften inappropriately: WAGGISH <just being facetious >
[衍] facetiousness [fəˈsiʃəsnɪs] (n) “滑稽”。
[例] A facetious and tastelessremark about people in famine-strickencountries being sparedthe problemof overeating.
[解] 飯可以亂吃,話不能亂講,“在不恰當的場合、時機搞笑”叫做 facetious,適得其反。
preposterous
preposterous [priˈpɑstərəs]
(a) 荒謬的 (本末倒置的)
(MW1) very foolish or silly
(MW2) contrary to nature, reason,or commonsense: ABSURD
[源] pre- (before) + post- (after) ,“本末倒置” 是荒謬可笑的。
[衍] preposterousness [priˈpɑstərəsnɪs] (n) “荒謬”。
[記] The ideathat extraterrestrials (外星人) built the pyramidsis preposterous.