Word · Frequency #2789
silliest
愚蠢的；傻的
silliest is the superlative of silly.
Foolish or stupid; showing a lack of good sense or judgment.
- 1.
Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
因愚蠢或愚蠢的外表而可笑或有趣
- 2.
Mentally simple, foolish
智力简单,愚蠢
- 3.
ludicrous, foolish
荒谬的,愚蠢的
- 4.
Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.
非常靠近击球手,面对投球手；比短距离更近
- 5.
lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
不严肃的,轻浮的
不严肃的；无聊的；可笑的；滑稽的；（板球）贴近击球手的；近位的；因愚蠢或愚蠢的外表而可笑或有趣；智力简单,愚蠢
In use
Don't laugh at his silly hat; he loves it.
I felt silly when I realized I had been looking for my glasses all morning.
That is the silliest excuse I have ever heard.
a silly idea
silly giggles
be silly
常用于劝阻孩子或成人做傻事。
Don't be so silly!
别这么傻乎乎的！
it is silly to do sth
表达对某行为的不赞同。
It is silly to waste time on such things.
在这些事情上浪费时间是很愚蠢的。
Connections
Collocations
- silly idea
- 愚蠢的想法
- That's a silly idea.那是个愚蠢的想法。
- silly mistake
- 愚蠢的错误
- I made a silly mistake on the test.我在测试中犯了一个愚蠢的错误。
- silly question
- 愚蠢的问题
- Don't ask silly questions.别问愚蠢的问题。
- silly game
- 愚蠢的游戏
- Stop playing silly games.别玩愚蠢的游戏了。
- silly grin
- 傻笑
- He had a silly grin on his face.他脸上带着傻笑。
- silly season
- 新闻淡季
Learner notes
Memory Tip
silly 音似 '西里'，联想 '西里糊涂'（稀里糊涂），即愚蠢糊涂。
Context & Register
silly 作为形容词，通常用于非正式场合，既可以形容愚蠢的行为（如 silly mistake），也常用来指小孩的不听话或淘气（如 Don't be silly）。多用于口语，语气较强时可带有责备或关爱。
Grammar Note
silly常用于描述行为或想法，较少直接形容人；但也可用于人，表示傻气。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'chilly' and 'hilly' rhyme exactly with 'silly' (same stressed vowel /ɪ/ and following /li/). Words ending in -y (e.g., happy, funny, sunny, busy) share the spelling pattern but have different vowel sounds; they do not rhyme with 'silly'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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