Word · Frequency #19229
laughable
可笑的；有趣的
ridiculous; funny; causing laughter
- 1.
Worthless; worthy of contempt or derision.
无价值的；值得蔑视或嘲笑的
无价值的；值得蔑视或嘲笑的；可笑的；有趣的
In use
The idea that we could finish the project in one day is laughable.
The price they quoted for such a simple repair was laughable.
It is laughable to think that one person can change the whole system overnight.
be laughable
基本系表结构。
His excuse was laughable.
他的借口很可笑。
find sth/sb laughable
动词+宾语+宾语补足语。
I find his ideas laughable.
我觉得他的想法很荒唐。
it is laughable that...
形式主语+主语从句。
It is laughable that they think we will accept.
他们认为我们会接受，这很可笑。
Common mistakes
His idea is very laugh.His idea is very laughable.
laugh 是动词或名词，不能用作形容词；laughable 是形容词，意为“可笑的”。
He is laughable at the party.He is laughing at the party.
laughable 描述事物引人发笑，并非表示“正在笑”的动作；表示“正在笑”应用现在分词 laughing。
Connections
Collocations
- laughable suggestion
- 荒唐可笑的建议
- The committee rejected the plan as a laughable suggestion.委员会认为这个计划荒唐可笑，予以否决。
- laughable excuse
- 可笑的借口
- Arriving two hours late with a laughable excuse only made things worse.迟到了两个小时，还编了个可笑的借口，只会让事情更糟。
- laughable attempt
- 徒劳可笑的尝试
- His laughable attempt to fix the leak left water all over the floor.他试图修好漏水，结果却可笑着弄得满地是水。
- laughable amount
- 少得可笑的数目
- They offered a laughable amount for a painting worth thousands.这幅画价值数千美元，他们却出了个少得可笑的价钱。
- laughable claim
- 荒谬可笑的说法
- The advertisement's laughable claim that the drink cures colds was quickly challenged.广告中声称这种饮料能治感冒的说法荒谬可笑，很快遭到质疑。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
由 laugh（笑）+ -able（可…的）组成，意思是“可笑的”；记住：荒唐到让人发笑的就是 laughable。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式评论或论辩、日常口语交谈 laughable 多指事情荒谬、愚蠢到令人嘲笑或轻视，通常带有负面评价，而非表示“有趣”。正式文章和日常口语中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见词与 laughable 完全押韵。laugh 与 laughable 的前半部分 /lɑːf/ 相同，但不构成整体韵脚；caught、daughter 含有相同的 -augh- 拼写但读 /ɔː/，与 laugh 的 /ɑːf/ 不同；-able 后缀在 laughable、readable、comfortable 中弱读为 /əbl/，而 able 单独读 /ˈeɪbəl/，需注意。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.