Imbecile

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n. (名詞 noun)[C]



          1.    低能者,弱智者

          2.    傻子,蠢人

                      He was an imbecile to sign a contract with them.

                      他跟他們簽合同,真是愚不可及。



a. (形容詞 adjective)



          1.    低能的;極愚蠢的

                      imbecile remarks

                      傻話





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imbecile (adj., n.), imbecilic (adj.) 

  

Imbecile is Standard as both noun and adjective, although adjectival use is less frequent: His imbecile ideas always lead to trouble. 



The noun is sometimes used technically to mean "a retarded person with a mental age of three to eight years," but its more common (and hyperbolic) meaning is similar to that of both adjectives, "a foolish or stupid (person)." 



Imbecilic is a Standard adjective, usually with the generalized sense (see -IC): Everyone thought her behavior imbecilic. 





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