Word · Frequency #21527
fatuous
愚蠢的；愚笨的
核心释义
devoid of intelligence; stupid or foolish
- 1.
愚蠢可厌的；痴傻的；安于自身愚蠢的。
Obnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.
愚蠢可厌的；痴傻的；安于自身愚蠢的。；发呆的；愚笨的
用法In use
His fatuous remark made everyone in the meeting roll their eyes.
用法提示：fatuous 作定语修饰 remark，表示‘愚蠢的’。
It was fatuous of him to believe that such a plan would work.
用法提示：fatuous 用于 it be ~ of sb 结构，表示‘愚笨的’。
The article was full of fatuous predictions that ignored the real facts.
用法提示：fatuous 作定语修饰 predictions，意为‘愚蠢的’。
fatuous + noun
fatuous 常修饰 remark、question、smile 等名词，语气比 silly 更正式。
He made another fatuous remark during the meeting.
他在会上又发表了一番愚蠢的言论。
be + fatuous
作表语时，主语常为 idea、question 等抽象名词。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- fatuous smile
- 愚蠢的笑容；傻笑
- He gave a fatuous smile when asked about the mistake.当被问及那个错误时，他傻笑了一下。
- fatuous question
- 愚蠢的问题；无聊的问题
- Stop asking fatuous questions and focus on the task.别再问愚蠢的问题了，专心做事。
- fatuous remark
- 愚蠢的言论；无聊的话
- Her fatuous remark annoyed everyone in the meeting.她愚蠢的言论惹恼了会议上的每个人。
- fatuous optimism
- 盲目的乐观；愚蠢的乐观
- His fatuous optimism blinded him to the real risks.他盲目的乐观使他看不到真正的风险。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
fatuous 里有 fat（肥），想象一个“肥头呆脑”的人，反应迟钝、愚笨。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary criticism fatuous 是较正式或书面用词，通常形容愚蠢且缺乏判断力的人或言行，多用于正式评论或文学性描述，口语中较少见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes with 'fatuous' (/ˈfætjuəs/). The words below all share the spelling ending -uous, but their stressed vowels differ. Continuous, ambiguous, arduous, and tenuous have a final /juəs/ sound; virtuous and sumptuous use /tʃuəs/. None is a true rhyme with fatuous.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.