ridiculous
英[rɪ'dɪkjʊləs]
美[rɪ'dɪkjələs]
英英释意
- 1. inspiring scornful pity;
- "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett
- 2. completely devoid of wisdom or good sense;
- "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"
- "that's a cockeyed idea"
- "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"
- "a contribution so small as to be laughable"
- "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"
- "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"
- "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
- 3. broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce;
- "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"
- "ludicrous green hair"