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absurd

英[əb'sɜːd] 美[əbˈsɚd,-ˈzɚd]
  • adj. 荒谬的;可笑的
  • n. 荒诞;荒诞作品

英英释意


1. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense;
"the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman
2. 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"