Word
imbecilic
/ˌimbiˈsilik/
adjective
低能的；愚笨的
having a mental age of three to seven years
- 1.
like or as an imbecile; so senseless as to be laughable; absurd, foolish, stupid, idiotic.
像傻瓜一样；荒谬可笑；愚蠢,笨拙,白痴的。
像傻瓜一样；荒谬可笑；愚蠢,笨拙,白痴的。；低能的；愚笨的
In use
It was an imbecilic plan to drive across the country without a map.
He made an imbecilic mistake by sending the email to the wrong person.
The movie's ending was so imbecilic that we left the theater laughing.
be imbecilic
该词带有侮辱性，常指智力低下，需谨慎使用。
His behavior was imbecilic.
他的行为非常愚笨。
imbecilic + noun
That was an imbecilic decision.
那是一个愚蠢的决定。
find something imbecilic
I find that policy imbecilic.
我觉得那项政策很愚蠢。
it is imbecilic to do something
It is imbecilic to trust him.
信任他是愚蠢的。
Common mistakes
He is an imbecilic.He is an imbecile.
“imbecilic”是形容词，不能用作名词；应使用名词形式“imbecile”。
That's an imbecile idea.That's an imbecilic idea.
“imbecile”通常作名词，修饰名词时应用形容词形式“imbecilic”。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.