imbecile

FREQ #10721

a. 低能的, 愚钝的, 虚弱的 n. 低能者, 痴呆, 蠢人

发音

UK /ɪmbəˈsiːl/
US /ˈɪmbəsɪl/
US /ˈɪmbəsəl/
/ɪmˈbɛsɪl/

词形变化

imbeciles 复数 imbeciles more imbecile 比较级 most imbecile 最高级

别名

himbecile

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five- to seven-year-old child.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    A fool, an idiot.

    贬义
adj.
  1. 1.

    Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; especially, mentally weak.

    过时

    hospitals for the imbecile and insane

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

idiot moron retard cretin half-wit changeling

上位词 2

simple simpleton
形容词

同义词 2

idiotic imbecilic

近义相关 1

retarded

词源

Borrowed from Middle French imbécile, from Latin imbēcillus (“weak, feeble”), literally “without a staff”.

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