imbecile child
collocation痴愚儿童
The school was founded for imbecile children.
这所学校是为痴愚儿童创办的。
痴愚的；智力低下的
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痴愚的；智力低下的
having a mental age of three to seven years (an old-fashioned medical classification; now offensive)
The imbecile child needed constant supervision to stay safe.
这个智力低下的孩子需要时刻有人看护才能保证安全。
旧式医学分类用语，现多具冒犯性
智力年龄在三至七岁
having a mental age of three to seven years
In the 1920s, imbecile patients were often housed in separate institutions.
在20世纪20年代，智力低下的病人往往被收容在专门的机构里。
She devoted her career to teaching imbecile children simple life skills.
她把职业生涯奉献给了教智力低下儿童简单的生活技能。
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痴愚儿童
The school was founded for imbecile children.
这所学校是为痴愚儿童创办的。
痴愚病人
The hospital had a special ward for imbecile patients.
这家医院有一个专门收治痴愚病人的病区。
你们这些傻瓜！你们这些白痴！你们让他们逃跑了！
In the film The Wizard of Oz, the Wicked Witch calls one of her flying monkeys an imbecile.
在电影《绿野仙踪》中，西方女巫称她的飞猴之一为白痴。
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把 imbecile 想成 I'm be silly（我好傻）的谐音联想：总说自己傻的人，就是智力低下的痴愚者。
语域：mixed 常见场景：historical psychology、old medical texts 这个形容词意为“智力年龄在三至七岁”，属于旧时心理学的分类用语，多用于早期医学或心理学文献。如今该用法已过时，且用于人时通常被视为冒犯语，现代英语中应避免使用。
本词末尾 -cile 读作 /səl/（美式英语）。missile（美式 /ˈmɪsəl/）、docile（美式 /ˈdɑːsəl/）、pencil（/ˈpɛnsəl/）都以 /səl/ 结尾，读音相近；其中 missile、docile 与 imbecile 都有 -ile 拼写。注意 reconcile 也以 -cile 结尾，却读作 /ˈrɛkənsaɪl/，不能按拼写类推。
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