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读音像“贼你”，想象旧喜剧里的小丑贼兮兮地模仿你，滑稽又傻气，就是个活宝。
傻瓜；蠢货；笨蛋
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傻瓜；蠢货；笨蛋
a stupid or foolish person; an incompetent fool
In the old play, the zany mimicked every gesture of the leading actor to make the audience laugh.
在那出旧戏里，那个小丑模仿主角的每个动作来逗观众笑。
旧喜剧中的小丑；模仿他人以产生滑稽效果
a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect
愚蠢无能的傻瓜
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
The clumsy intern proved to be a real zany, spilling coffee and dropping files all afternoon.
那个笨手笨脚的实习生真是个傻瓜，整个下午又是洒咖啡又是掉文件。
In the medieval comedy, the zany wore a patchwork costume and entertained the crowd with silly antics.
在中世纪喜剧里，那个小丑穿着拼布戏服，用滑稽的动作逗乐观众。
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读音像“贼你”，想象旧喜剧里的小丑贼兮兮地模仿你，滑稽又傻气，就是个活宝。
语域：mixed 常见场景：old comedies、daily speech (derogatory) 该词作名词时有两个主要语境：一是指旧喜剧中的小丑或滑稽模仿者，多用于历史或文学描写；二是指愚蠢无能的人，通常带贬义，比较常见于口语。具体语气需结合上下文判断。
rainy, brainy, grainy, veiny rhyme with zany /ˈzeɪni/. Beware the lookalikes many /ˈmeni/ and canyon /ˈkænjən/: their spelling is similar but their pronunciation is different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.