Word · Frequency #11793
Fully loadedstupidity
愚蠢;愚笨
The quality of being stupid; foolishness.
指性质或状态时通常为不可数名词
- 1.
The property of being stupid.
愚蠢的性质;愚蠢。
- 2.
An act that is stupid.
愚蠢的行为。
蠢事;愚蠢的行为;愚蠢的性质;愚蠢。;愚蠢的行为。;愚蠢;糊涂事;[医] 迟钝
In use
His stupidity cost him the job.
I can't believe the stupidity of leaving the keys in the car.
She laughed at her own stupidity.
the stupidity of [noun/gerund]
用于强调某事物本质上的愚蠢。
The stupidity of the plan was obvious to everyone.
这个计划的愚蠢之处对每个人来说都显而易见。
[adjective] stupidity
形容词如 sheer, pure, utter 等修饰 stupidity,表示程度。
It was sheer stupidity to drive without a license.
无证驾驶纯粹是愚蠢行为。
an act of stupidity
指具体的一件蠢事,stupidity 在此为可数名词。
Leaving the door unlocked was an act of stupidity.
Connections
Collocations
- sheer stupidity
- 十足的愚蠢
- It was sheer stupidity to drive so fast in the rain.在雨中开这么快,真是愚蠢至极。
- act of stupidity
- 愚蠢的行为
- Leaving the stove on was an act of stupidity.忘了关炉子是一种愚蠢的行为。
- human stupidity
- 人类的愚蠢
- There is no limit to human stupidity.人类的愚蠢是没有极限的。
- monumental stupidity
- 极其严重的愚蠢
- The project's failure was due to monumental stupidity.项目的失败源于极其严重的愚蠢。
- moment of stupidity
- 一时糊涂
- In a moment of stupidity, I deleted the file.我一时糊涂,删掉了那个文件。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
stupid(笨)后接 -ity,把形容词变成名词,表示'愚蠢'或'蠢事';联想:脑门上写着 stupidity 的呆子。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、一般书面评论 表示“愚蠢”或“愚蠢行为”,语气比较直白,通常用于日常口语和一般书面语;在较正式场合可考虑用更委婉或正式的说法。
Grammar Note
复数形式为stupidities;作为不可数名词时意为愚蠢,作为可数名词时指愚蠢的行为或糊涂事。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These six words all end in the suffix -idity, pronounced /ɪdɪti/, and all have stress on the syllable immediately before that suffix, so they rhyme with stupidity (/stjuːˈpɪdɪti/). Note that lookalikes such as 'city' (/ˈsɪti/) or 'stupid' (/ˈstjuːpɪd/) do not rhyme: they have different stressed vowels and syllable endings.
Learn the forms together
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