ludicrous

adjective
🔊/ˈluːdɪkrəs/
🔊/ˈluːdɪkrəs/
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  1. unreasonable; that you cannot take seriously不合理的;不能当真的 synonym absurd, ridiculous
    • a ludicrous suggestion荒谬的建议
    • It was ludicrous to think that the plan could succeed.认为此计划会取得成功是荒唐的。🔊🔊
    • He is paid a ludicrous amount of money.他的工资可笑。
    Extra Examples
    • The whole idea is absolutely ludicrous!整个想法荒唐至极!
    • These allegations are absolutely ludicrous.这些指控绝对是荒谬的。
    • This is ludicrous! Of course no one's going to murder you!这真荒唐可笑!当然没人要去杀你!
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • look
    adverb
    • absolutely
    • completely
    • just
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    Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘sportive, intended as a jest’): from Latin ludicrus (probably from ludicrum ‘stage play’) + -ous.