preposterous
[pri'pɔstərəs]
adj.荒谬的, 可笑的
例句与用法:
That's a preposterous accusation!
那样的指责简直荒谬可笑!
The result is preposterous.
结果很可笑。
They are asking a preposterous price for the work.
他们为该作品漫天要价。
词形变化:
副词: preposterously | 名词: preposterousness |
a.
1. 十分荒谬的, 可笑的; 反常的; 乖戾的
What a preposterous suggestion!
多么可笑的建议!
2. 【古】首尾倒置的
preposterous
形容词比较级:more preposterous
形容词最高级:most preposterous
词形变化:
副词: preposterously | 名词: preposterousness |
词义辨析:
同义:
a.可笑的; 不合理的
absurd
senseless
foolish
ridiculous
nonsensical
crazy
outrageous
unreasonable
silly
同义参见:
incredible
unthinkable
singular
criminal
preposterous[pri'pɔstərəs]adj.1.■(原义)(次序等)颠倒的,首末倒置的2.■反常的;乖戾的;十分荒谬的;愚蠢的近义词absurd
preposterouspreposterous[priˈpɔstərəs]adj.1.■反常的, 是非颠倒的, 十分荒谬的2.■[古]次序颠倒的It is preposterous!岂有此理!It would be preposterous to shovel coal with a teaspoon.用茶匙铲煤 是荒谬的。
继承用法preposterouslyadv.preposterousnessn.
adjective
- contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous
反常的,乖戾的;荒谬的;愚蠢的
a preposterous suggestion.
荒谬的建议。
preposterously
adverb
preposterousness
noun
语源
- mid 16th cent.: from Latin praeposterus 'reversed, absurd' (from prae 'before' + posterus 'coming after') + -ous
preposterous
形容词 preposterous:
incongruous;inviting ridicule
同义词:absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, ridiculous
preposterous
■The sting of the word "chance" seems to lie in the assumption that it means something positive, and that if anything happens by chance, it must needs be something of an intrinsically irrational and preposterous sort.
“偶然”一词的棘手之处看来在于它表示某种正面的东西这一假设; 如果任何事件偶然出现,它必然是某种本质上非理性的、荒谬的东西。
■"It would be preposterous to take so grave a step on the advice of an enemy" (J.A. Froude).
“听从敌人的意见采取这一重要步骤太愚蠢了” (J.A.弗鲁德)。
■“It would be preposterous to take so grave a step on the advice of an enemy” (J.A. Froude).
“听从敌人的意见采取这一重要步骤太愚蠢了”(J.A.弗鲁德)。
■When a well-packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem utterly preposterous and its speaker a raving lunatic.
“强国强市,没有强大的国力作保障,没有雄厚的经济作支撑,任何金融投资和投机行为都只能是镜中花水中月,大清牛市的昙花一现就证明了这一点。”
■a preposterous old woman
一位可笑的老妇人
■preposterous statement; cock-and-bull story
不经之谈
■What could be more preposterous?
事之可怪,宁有逾此?
■Transport experts said the law was preposterous and the government should focus on providing facilities such as level footpaths and wheelchair ramps rather than requiring people to wear signs.
交通专家称,这种法规相当荒谬,政府应着力为残疾人修建平坦的人行道和轮椅坡道,而不是要求他们佩戴标记。
■It is preposterous to attribute to mere external conditions
仅仅以外部环境解释一切是不合理的。
■From Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure and Preposterous Words.
从杜伯恩的字典寻常,模糊和荒谬的话。
■His technique is admirable as storytelling and now and then preposterous as historical inquiry.
从说故事的角度来看,他的手法高明,从调查史实的角度来看则不时显得荒谬。
■The excuse he gave for his lateness was so preposterous that everyone laughed.
他为自己的迟到所编造的藉口是如此荒谬,以至大家都感到好笑。
■They are asking a preposterous price for the work.
他们为该作品漫天要价。
■They had all inherited their father's preposterous quickness and elegance
他们全都继承了父亲那种不同寻常的敏捷和高雅。
■The information that satellites may provide fuelling stations for manned rockets no longer strikes us preposterous.
他们只好运用他们的想象力来制造更大更好的宇宙飞船了。
■He rushed about doing preposterous things in an extraordinary manner.
他奔来奔去,离奇古怪地干下了种种荒谬的事情。
■7. He hopes that his preposterous reasons may be understood.
他希望自己语无伦次的理由能被人理解。
■His schoolboy earnestness seemed preposterous in a man this famous, sophisticated and well connected, but it was the preposterousness that made him likable rather than insufferable.
他是一个著名的人,历经沧桑,认识许多头面人物,但有一副小男生的热心肠,看起来似乎很不可思议,但正是这些不可思议使他更具亲和力,而没有让他高高在上。
■His expression was truly comical and at that moment I did not know whether he was a preposterous old man pulling my leg or whether he was really a simpleton.
他的表情实在很滑稽。我不知他是一个扯我后腿的老人;还是一个道地的笨蛋。
■his body rattled with pins and plates, and it seemed preposterous that he should have died in his bed, of pulmonary fibrosis.
他的身上布满了嘎嘎作响的别针与金属板,而且有人说他本该因肺部纤维症而死在自己的床上,这听起来实在荒谬。
■10. He was usually preposterous vet somehow achieved a certain dignity by his remoteness and agelessness.
他自己虽常常很荒谬,然而他以他表现出来的冷漠和无情赢得了一定的尊重。
■Any presumption that smoking is in anyway beneficial is totally preposterous.
任何对抽烟不管怎样是有益的假设都是完全荒谬的。
■168. Any presumption those smoking is in anyway beneficial is totally preposterous .
任何对抽烟不管怎样样是有益的假设都是完全荒谬的。
■"Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous.
任何批评家对一部小说表达的愤怒和讨厌都是荒谬的。
■However, Epiphyllum, although only one is now, it is preposterous to glory over the world up.
但是,昙花虽只一现,它却毕竟光彩绝伦的于世界上来过。
■But with the extravagant prices and preposterous prices in the market is not going to help to achieve your goals.
但是,随著价格和荒谬奢侈的价格在市场上是不会来帮助实现自己的目标。
■"I think the idea that the Obamas are branded as unpatriotic (let alone as terrorists) in certain sectors is preposterous," Blitt told the Huffington Post website.
作者:规范化风格时间:2008-7-1605:42标题:看完楼主的帖子,我的心情竟是久久不能平静。
■If the balance of our lives had not one scale of reason to poise another of sensuality, the blood and baseness of our natures would conduct us to most preposterous conclusions ;
假如在我们的生活天平上,没有一盘的理智和那一盘的欲念维持均衡,那么人欲横流,必要引我们到颠覆的结局;
■To the fair-minded, such claims are preposterous.
公正的说,这样的观点是荒谬的。
■So a sum that seemed preposterous only a few months ago has won overwhelming approval from politicians.
几个月前这似乎还是空前之巨的金额,现已从各方政客那里取得势不可挡的赞同。
■The remaining 96% believe that the stereotype is rather preposterous and inconsistent with reality.
剩下的96%的人认为,“老婆像妈”这种要求在现实中显得很荒谬,也不太可能实现。
■Preposterous ass, that never read so far To know the cause why music was ordained!
可笑的笨蛋,因为你所学不多,所以不知道音乐的用处!
■preposterous patterns
含空结构
■It would be preposterous to take so grave a step on the advice of an enemy(J.A.Froude.
听从敌人的意见采取这一重要步骤太愚蠢了(J.A.弗鲁德)。
■At this I burst out laughing. This sounds preposterous to me, I can't help it.
听到这儿我大笑起来,我觉得这话很荒谬,忍不住要笑。
■Zhou Jinhua is the artist of Chongqing, Shenzhen and Beijing.His works, more like a bizarre and preposterous, Kafka-style fairy tale or fable, embody a game spirit of cartoonizm.
周金华是重庆、深圳、北京三地的艺术家,他的作品则更象一个诡异的、荒诞不经的、卡夫卡式的童话和寓言,体现了一种卡通主义的游戏精神。
■With their silly titles and preposterous claims to fame, the ghouls are violent, strong, and perfectly daft.
和他们愚蠢的名字和对名利荒谬的追求一样,食尸鬼凶暴、强壮,而且愚蠢透顶。
■There are just too many such illogical and preposterous premises and morals in the story that I just can't agree.I don't like this book, even though everybody else says it is a masterpiece.
喜爱本书与否, 要视乎您对同性恋的看法. 如果您是根本否定同性恋, 本书不适合您啊. 试试换个角度, 尝试了解他们吧, 那您会享受阅读本书, 或有一番新体会呢.
■Therefore for someone to say that through prayer I am able to know 80 or 90% of God's hidden or unrevealed will is really preposterous.
因此,如果有人说“我已经通过祷告知道了神 80-90% 的意志”,这样的说法是非常荒谬的。
■The idea that by 1975 more than 60 percent of American families would own two or more sets was preposterous.
因此,认为到了1975年就会有百分之六十以上的美国家庭拥有两台或两台以上电视机的想法是荒谬的。
■For the following paragraph, which should have inaugurated the narrative, is too wildly extravagant and preposterous to be flaunted in the face of the reader without preparation.
在接下来本该展开叙述的段落里,因为太过放肆和荒谬,不能毫无准备就面对读者炫耀。
■The third passage must have sounded equally preposterous when Jeremiah wrote it. God would do away with the mighty nations that persecuted Israel, but little Israel would outlive them all.
在耶利米的时代,第3段预言一定显得非常荒谬。神将来要消灭那些迫害以色列的国家,小小的以色列却要比这些国家生存得更久。
■For me to think of such a voyage, was the most preposterous thing that ever man in such circumstances could be guilty of.
处于我现在这种境况的人,再想去进行这次航行,那简直就太荒唐了。
■What a preposterous suggestion!
多么可笑的建议!
■What a preposterous idea !
多么荒谬的想法!
■Nobody on earth would reason that way. or How preposterous!
天底下哪有这种道理!
■The Preposterous Phenomena on Subjective Ideology in the Female Essay
女性散文主体意识的悖谬现象
■She didn' t know what to say to such a preposterous idea.
她不知该怎样回答这个荒谬无比的想法。
■If this information is true, then it is the most preposterous thing in the world.
如果这条消息是真的,那简直就是滑天下之大稽了。
■If this preposterous story was true,
如果这荒谬的故事是真的