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im·be·cile
Im b sIl
复数:imbeciles
比较级:more imbecile
最高级:most imbecile
imbecilic (adj.)
词根:imbecile
adj.imbecilic 愚笨的
n.imbecility 愚钝;低能;愚蠢的行为,言语等
noun
a foolish or stupid person
… his anger burst forth freely—"… I have behaved like an imbecile! I should never have left that case here. I should have carried it away with me. …"—Agatha Christie
dated, now offensive; see usage paragraph below a person affected with moderate intellectual disability
adjective
weak, feeble
There, then, he sat, holding up that imbecile candle in the heart of that almighty forlornness.—Herman Melville
1540年代, imbecille “虚弱的,无力的”(尤其是指身体),源自法语 imbecile “虚弱的,无力的”(15世纪),源自拉丁语 imbecillus “虚弱的,无力的”,这个词的起源不确定。
传统上认为拉丁语的这个词意为“没有支持”或“没有拐杖”(尤文纳尔: imbecillis: quasi sine baculo),来自于 in- “不,相反”和 baculum “一根棍子”(参见 bacillus),但是《世纪词典》认为这是“不可信的”,德·范发现这是“非常牵强附会”的,并补充说“在我看来,正是那些可以 without 支持行走的人更强壮。”也有语音方面的反对意见。
从18世纪中期开始,意义转变为“智力虚弱或无能”(比较 frail,在英国的一些地方也可以意味着“智力虚弱”)。作为名词,“智力低下的人”,最早见于1802年。传统上是指智力年龄大约在6到9岁之间的成年人(在 idiot 之上但在 moron 之下)。
痴愚者:中度或重度低能者
禁治产人
Noun derivative of imbecile >entry 2 Adjective borrowed from Middle French and Latin; Middle French imbecile, imbecille, borrowed from Latin imbēcillus "physically weak, feeble, fragile (of materials), deficient in power, lacking intellectual or moral strength," of obscure origin Note: In the Leiden scholia on Juvenal the word imbēcillis is explained as "quasi sine baculo" ("as if without a staff"), taking the word as formed from the negative prefix in- (see in- >entry 1) and bacillum, a diminutive of baculum "staff." But there are both formal and semantic problems with such an etymology: Lucretius and Horace have the e as a long vowel; and for a word meaning "frail" a compound meaning "with a staff" would be more likely than "without a staff."
The first known use of imbecile was circa 1550
imitateverb
to follow as a pattern, model, or example
to be or appear similar to
to copy exactly
imitableadjective
able to be imitated or worth imitating
imbueverb
to spread through or influence deeply as if by dyeing
imbued with a sense of loyalty
to tinge or dye deeply
endow sense 2
the lighting imbues the room with warmth
imbibeverb
to receive into the mind and retain
imbibe knowledge
drink entry 1 sense 1a
absorb sense 1
imbibeverb
to receive into the mind and retain
imbibe knowledge
drink entry 1 sense 1a
absorb sense 1
embedverb
to enclose in or as if in a surrounding mass : set solidly in or as if in a bed
embed a post in concrete
to prepare (material for use under a microscope) for cutting by infiltrating with and enclosing in a supporting substance (as paraffin)
embedverb
to enclose in or as if in a surrounding mass : set solidly in or as if in a bed
embed a post in concrete
to prepare (material for use under a microscope) for cutting by infiltrating with and enclosing in a supporting substance (as paraffin)
imbed
imbecilitynoun
complete foolishness
something very foolish
imbecilenoun
fool entry 1 sense 1, idiot
imbecilenoun
a person affected with moderate intellectual disability
1 I don't want to deal with these imbeciles any longer.
我再也不想和这些笨蛋打交道了。
2 “What do you think Jim Don and Pinkie and all those other imbecile jocks will say?”
3 Perhaps it was born defective, or perhaps it has become imbecile through fear, malnutrition, and neglect.
可能是天生缺陷或者通过恐惧,营养不良和忽视。
4 “An individual member may be an imbecile, but a thousand imbeciles together in the dark — that is critical genius.”
5 "There is a God, and a man doesn't have to be an imbecile to believe in him," asserts Lewis, in the ensuing discussion.
6 There are manifestoes, fliers for events and a handbill titled “Funny Guy” in which Picabia identifies himself as “an imbecile, an idiot and a pickpocket.”
7 But I will say you know, the Beatles wrote "Helter Skelter" and it's not their fault that some imbecile used it incorrectly.
8 “Three generations of imbeciles is enough,” he wrote.
9 Perhaps it was born defective, or perhaps imbecile through fear, malnutrition, and neglect.
可能是天生缺陷或者通过恐惧, 营养不良和忽视.
10 Her pale, bloated face wore an expression of imbecile happiness.
11 “Hush, you imbecile! You have no idea what you’re talking about.”
12 When agriculture and industry came along people could increasingly rely on the skills of others for survival, and new ‘niches for imbeciles’ were opened up.
13 “Feeblemindedness,” in 1924, came in three distinct flavors: idiot, moron, and imbecile.
14 I need not have worried that I would pour out my troubles like an imbecile, Ranofer thought.
15 Once released, the imbeciles would start breeding again, contaminating and befouling the gene pool.
16 I am often criticised for portraying him as an imbecile, but I was actually conveying his childlike side: his letters read like something written by an eight-year-old.
17 The penultimate paragraph concludes with one of the most notorious epigrams of American law: “Three generations of imbeciles are enough.”
18 He is not a bad fellow, though an absolute imbecile in his profession.
他这个人不错, 虽然就他的本行来说,他纯粹是个笨蛋.
19 Have you noticed that the imbecile always smiles?
你注意到低能儿总是微笑 吗 ?
20 I must not pour it all out like some imbecile and make him think I ask for pity, Amon forbid it!
1 愚蠢的
gullish thick-brained soft-witted unideaed fat-witted simple thick stupid mad fool silly dumb nonsense absurd vacant foolish dizzy childish goofy mindless jerky frivolous unwise nonsensical cuckoo inept balmy crass ill-advised inane moronic half-baked sappy brutish spastic brainless light-headed brain-dead witless dotty fatuous dippy lumpish imbecilic klutzy pointy-headed gormless dopey doltish footling dimwitted sottish featherbrained fuzzy-headed crackbrained feebleminded cockamamie thickheaded soft-headed anserine gawkish tomfool pinheaded shallow-minded wooden-headed stockish rattlebrained featherheaded birdbrained puddingheaded wild dense insane ludicrous senseless daft preposterous asinine barmy puerile dozy empty-headed hare-brained apish feather-brained crack-brained spoony soft crazy dull dim potty far-fetched overgrown obtuse unintelligent divvy soppy lumpen dull-witted dilly goosey blockish wanky dof glaikit dotish dead from the neck up a brick short of a load kooky loopy vapid duff daffy boneheaded dumb-ass half-witted fat-headed coocoo piss-ass doiled wet vain dope clueless nutty inert cranky loon zany nitty loony vagabond drippy Dotty harebrained cockeyed foppish Boeotian simpleminded softheaded goaty muddleheaded hairbrained unwitty reasonless clotty clottish
2 愚笨
dilly damfool slow thick dense dim mindless feeble-minded thick-skulled folly dead from the neck up fat-brained hebetate fat-witted beef-witted mental wet pudding clumsy headless witless daffy empty-headed feather-brained bullet-headed thickness stupidity ineptitude imbecility niaiserie pudding headed
3 愚蠢
gullish thick-brained soft-witted unideaed fat-witted simple thick stupid mad fool silly dumb nonsense absurd vacant foolish dizzy childish goofy mindless jerky frivolous unwise nonsensical cuckoo inept balmy crass ill-advised inane moronic half-baked sappy brutish spastic brainless light-headed brain-dead witless dotty fatuous dippy lumpish imbecilic klutzy pointy-headed gormless dopey doltish footling dimwitted sottish featherbrained fuzzy-headed crackbrained feebleminded cockamamie thickheaded soft-headed anserine gawkish tomfool pinheaded shallow-minded wooden-headed stockish rattlebrained featherheaded birdbrained puddingheaded stockishly stupidly foolishly unwisely senselessly idiotically fatuously inanely sillily gawkily babyism stockishness meshugaas moronity folly stupidity absurdity silliness ineptitude dumbo inanity imbecility dumbness unwisdom fatuity dulness jackassery moronism boobery wild dense insane ludicrous senseless daft preposterous asinine barmy puerile dozy empty-headed hare-brained apish feather-brained crack-brained vacuity puerility out of senses not know arse from elbow crazy dim potty obtuse kooky loopy vapid duff daffy boneheaded dumb-ass half-witted fat-headed dimly mindlessly moronically thickness foolishness idiocy dimness senselessness denseness obtuseness stupidness coocoo piss-ass doiled wet vain dope clueless nutty inert cranky loon zany nitty loony vagabond drippy Dotty harebrained cockeyed foppish Boeotian goosey simpleminded softheaded spoony goaty muddleheaded hairbrained unwitty reasonless clotty clottish fondly madly narreshkeit cock ridicule fondness gammon doofus div daffiness desipience stumer a hole in the head
4 白痴的
5 虚弱
asthenic debile low weak tender delicate fragile gone shaky frail feeble cranky weakly impotent rickety infirm limp-wristed pimping valetudinarian puling rackety impuissant limpsy wankle silly astheny poverty delicacy impotence infirmity frailty asthenia imbecility inanition impuissance wear craze debilitate impoverish knock the stuffing out of
6 蠢人
fool idiot jerk charlie bonehead dolt pond life dummy dumbbell moron arse cunt goof goon muppet loony simpleton headbanger headcase bright spark hoser
7 白痴般的
8 低能儿
9 虚弱的
asthenic debile low weak tender delicate fragile gone shaky frail feeble cranky weakly impotent rickety infirm limp-wristed pimping valetudinarian puling rackety impuissant limpsy wankle silly
10 傻瓜
mutton-head fool ass silly idiot mug sap noodle goose clot moron goof fucker chump twit wally simpleton knucklehead oaf dolt nitwit blockhead ninny nincompoop muggins numskull pin-head fat-head boob loon booby goofball charlie pinhead dingbat bonehead airhead nelly putz prat berk nit thickhead birdbrain thicko muttonhead bird-brain silly billy dill galah juggins gubbins dickhead wooden-head pea-brain stupid dimwit chucklehead stiff nana stupe simp schlep flat-head get Turkey spoon comedian pigeon donkey dipstick loggerhead Alec cluck dumbo divvy coot klutz dipshit dunderhead halfwit dumbhead spoony schlump tomfool a right one lemon dip ape sucker tit goon jackass dork bozo deadhead schmuck fathead schmo eejit numbskull flibbertigibbet pillock schnook tomnoddy beetlebrain beetlehead poonce softhead asshead schmegeggy point-head gomeral bonetop numbie oofus peahead pee-head farthole muscle-head paluka mutton-top deadneck clunkhead numb-head cheese-head bean-head nidget case stock block soft setup thick screw patch wet mess nut turkey bunny jerk prune retard joker yak turnip mutt gander zany newt patsy goop coon hammerhead sappy alec stooge spastic twat mope softy weenie rube fop Sammy doofus Nellie meathead gaby sheepshead jerk-off widgeon palooka fondling fuckwit drongo coney Neddy noddy gudgeon cully stirk moonraker jaap scag lunk mome dotterel dum-dum rockhead wittol dilbert jughead cokehead squarehead goog leatherhead perisher bumhole tackhead lackwit meshuggener saphead bufflehead one-eye bullcalf goopher pointy-head scissorbill loogan potato-head stumer Sawny doughhead
11 低能的
feeble simple-minded gaga feeble-minded weak-minded featherbrained spastic weak-headed soft moron wanting subnormal scatty bughouse weakling thick brained lunchie lunch chuckle half-baked low-energy half-assed subhuman fatuous dullish simpleminded feebleminded
12 愚笨的
dilly damfool slow thick dense dim mindless feeble-minded thick-skulled dead from the neck up fat-brained hebetate fat-witted beef-witted mental wet pudding clumsy headless witless daffy empty-headed feather-brained bullet-headed pudding headed
13 弱智者
15 愚蠢的人
16 蠢货
mompara clown git dummy boob dope moron tit joker chump dickhead dumbo schmuck dingbat tosser schlub oik tosspot dumb-bell
20 低能
feeble simple-minded gaga feeble-minded weak-minded featherbrained weakness imbecility weak-headed soft moron wanting subnormal scatty bughouse weakling moronism thick brained lunchie lunch chuckle half-baked low-energy half-assed subhuman fatuous dullish simpleminded feebleminded moronity idiot fatuity be not the full quid
22 笨蛋
piss artist knuckle-dragger stupid ass turkey idiot mug sap jerk goose clown clot dummy asshole dope moron prick tit arse muppet dipstick fucker booby jackass chump twit wally dickhead twerp bozo clod charlie dumbo cretin schmuck knucklehead dingbat bonehead arsehole airhead oaf doofus dolt coot duffer nitwit ninny dullard schmo putz numbskull dunderhead prat drongo nit muggins halfwit lunkhead pillock thickhead lamebrain clodhopper squarehead plonker dumb-bell tomfool numpty twonk boofhead dill damfool beetlebrain beetlehead poonce softhead bucket-head asshead schmegeggy mush-head thimblewit fish-face shit-for-brains cabbagehead marble-dome numbie oofus peahead pee-head klupper balloon-head lard-head stoopnagel deadneck clunkhead mo-mo numb-head wantwit one block soft thick screw patch wet mess dip fool innocent strawberry stiff dumb lump calf sausage dub bunny pudding lobster lug jay donkey boob meatball yo-yo lob gopher goof yak turnip muff mutt loon flathead dildo zany newt squeegee clunk Angora hammerhead sappy spastic yap Charlie pinhead divvy rube shithead blockhead dimwit meathead blunderbuss dipshit fathead nincompoop cuddy widgeon schlub fondling butterhead Boeotian berk daw nong nowt noddy blankety chucklehead numskull lunk hardhead poon mome moke looby bubblehead jughead goog knothead feeb leatherhead thicko tackhead josser stupe saphead yold schmendrick juggins one-eye woodenhead goopher loogan schloomp potato-head mopoke clodpate Sawny gulpin puddinghead doughhead blubberhead
23 智障
24 智障的