记忆方法
或者直接根据lous=乐死,引申为笑死,再引申为可笑的,荒唐的。
双解例句
小知识
Did you just say that you could toss a rubber chicken over an ocean? Don’t be ridiculous, because ridiculous words are hard to believe, and they will make others laugh at you, not always in a good way either.
The adjective ridiculous comes from the Latin word ridere, which means “to laugh,” but it’s also related to the word ridicule, which means to mock in a cruel way. A mocking and cruel laughter, that’s a common reaction to ridiculous situations. However, there are all different kinds of ridiculous, like seeing a fish holding an umbrella while riding a bike.
实用短语
单词用法
这组词都有“愚蠢,荒唐,可笑”的意思。其区别是
absurd指因为不符合常理或人情而令人觉得荒唐可笑;
ridiculous指因为不符合常理或人情而引起别人的讥笑或鄙视;
foolish侧重“愚蠢”,多用来指人,也可以指行为,多指因为缺乏智慧或判断力而造成;
silly多用于口语,比foolish语气重,指极端的和明显的“愚蠢”,有令人觉得“糊涂”的含意,有时也可以指“傻气;憨;不懂事”,指行为、言语等时有“无聊的;无意义的”含意;
stupid强调“愚笨”,常指由于智力低下或其他原因而引起,往往含有“呆滞麻木”的含意,具有较强的贬义,有时也可指事物的“无聊;乏味”;
fatuous含有愚蠢盲目但自我感觉良好以致达到无法认清自己的地步的意思。
ridiculous,amusing,comical,funny,humorous这几个词都可表示“引人发笑的”。其区别是
amusing表示“逗笑的,令人开心的”;
funny表示“可笑的,滑稽的”,语意比amusing强,在口语中,还有“不可理解”的意思;
comical表示“喜剧性的,令人捧腹的”,只用于人的表情、行为或某一局面等,很少用来指具体事物;
humorous表示“幽默的”,指有意识地产生一种轻松可笑的效果;
ridiculous表示“荒谬的,愚蠢的”,有时可引申为“令人发笑的”,具有鄙视的意味。
absurd,ridiculous这两个形容词均含有“荒谬的”之意
absurd普通用词,强调指违背常理的荒谬。
ridiculous强调荒谬到令人发笑的地步。
词根词缀
词根: rid
=laugh,表示”笑”
adj.
ridiculous 荒谬的,可笑的rid笑+ic+ulous多……的→多笑的→可笑的
n.&v.
ridicule 嘲弄,挖苦rid笑+ic+ule→n.&v.嘲弄,挖苦
v.
deride 嘲弄,愚弄de坏+rid笑+e→坏笑
同义词
foolish / preposterous / outrageous / nonsensical / bizarre / ludicrous / crazy
nonsensical / unbelievable / grotesque / zany / ludicrous / outrageous / absurd / incredible / comic / silly / unthinkable / fanciful / crazy / foolish / bizarre / preposterous