Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #3660
fool
傻瓜；蠢人；没头脑的人
核心释义
a person who lacks good judgment or acts unwisely
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一种典型的角色,通常表现为愚蠢、天真或倒霉,常作为喜剧性调剂；也常被用作观众的洞察或感伤来源,因为这些角色通常不受社会期望的约束
A stock character typified by unintelligence, naïveté or lucklessness, usually as a form of comic relief; often used as a source of insight or pathos for the audience, as such characters are generally less bound by social expectations.
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一种由水果泥和奶油或蛋奶酱制成的甜点
A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.
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缺乏良好判断力的人
a person who lacks good judgment
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被愚弄或被骗的人；受骗者
Someone who has been made a fool of or tricked; dupe.
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容易上当受骗的人
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
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塔罗牌中的一张牌,代表小丑
A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.
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中世纪受雇于国王或贵族以娱乐的专业小丑
a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
容易受骗的人；上当者；宫廷小丑；弄臣；水果奶油甜品；傻瓜角色；喜剧丑角；愚者（塔罗牌中的一张牌）
用法In use
Don't be such a fool; check the facts before you believe that story.
用法提示：fool作名词，表示缺乏判断力的人。
The con artist easily made a fool of the tourists.
用法提示：fool作名词，表示容易上当受骗的人。
In medieval times, a court fool would often wear colorful clothes and entertain the king.
用法提示：fool作名词，表示受雇于国王的专业小丑。
be a fool to do sth
表示“做某事很不明智”，to 后接动词原形，主语也可以换成 you、I 等。
She was a fool to lend him her car.
她把车借给他真是傻。
make a fool of sb
固定搭配，意思是“捉弄某人、让某人显得可笑”，宾语放在 of 后面。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- make a fool of oneself
- 出丑，丢脸
- He made a fool of himself at the party.他在聚会上出了丑。
- play the fool
- 装傻，胡闹
- Stop playing the fool and get to work.别装傻了，去干活。
- act the fool
- 装疯卖傻，干蠢事
- He's always acting the fool in class.他总是在课堂上装疯卖傻。
- April fool
- 愚人节被捉弄的人
- I was an April fool when I believed his joke.我信了他的玩笑，成了愚人节的傻瓜。
- fool's errand
- 徒劳无益的差事
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象愚人节上戴尖帽的小丑（fool）被人愚弄，记住“fool”就是傻瓜。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于形容缺乏判断力或易受骗的人，常见于日常口语、轻度贬义或戏谑场合；注意：作为‘宫廷小丑’的用法已过时，仅限历史语境。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，常用单数形式
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words school, pool, cool, tool, and rule all rhyme with 'fool' (sound: /uːl/). However, 'full' (/fʊl/) shares the same spelling ending '-ull' but has a different vowel sound (short /ʊ/), so it is a lookalike, not a rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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