首页preposterouspreposterous英英释意
preposterous
英 [prɪ'pɒst(ə)rəs]
美[prɪ'pɑstərəs]
- adj. 荒谬的；可笑的
英英释意
- 1. completely devoid of wisdom or good sense;
- "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"
- "that's a cockeyed idea"
- "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"
- "a contribution so small as to be laughable"
- "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"
- "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"
- "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"