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absurd

adjective
 
🔊/əbˈsɜːd/
🔊/əbˈsɜːrd/
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  1.  
    extremely silly; not logical and sensible 荒谬的；荒唐的；怪诞不经的synonym ridiculous
    • That uniform makes the guards look absurd.警卫们穿着那种制服看起来怪模怪样的。🔊🔊
    • Of course it's not true, what an absurd idea.那当然不合乎事实，这个想法太荒唐了！🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • She found the whole concept faintly absurd.她觉得整个观念有点儿滑稽可笑。
    • Such beliefs are patently absurd.这样的信仰显然很荒唐。
    • Don't be absurd! Why would he want to do a thing like that?不要荒唐！他为什么要做这样的事情？
    • I must say I felt faintly absurd.我必须说我感到有点荒谬。
    • It's absurd to suggest that I'm being unprofessional.暗示我不专业是荒谬的。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • absolutely
    • completely
    • quite
    • …
    phrases
    • a sense of the absurd
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  2.  
    the absurd
    noun [singular] things that are or that seem to be absurd荒诞的事物；悖理的东西
    • He has a good sense of the absurd.他对荒诞事物有较强的识别能力。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin absurdus ‘out of tune’, hence ‘irrational’; related to surdus ‘deaf, dull’.