| 词汇 | idiocy |
| 释义 | idiocy noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈɪd.i.ə.si/ us /ˈɪd.i.ə.si/ a stupid action, or stupid behaviour: 蠢行；愚蠢 the idiocies of war战争的种种蠢行 the idiocy of the whole plan整个计划的愚蠢 Stupid and silly behaviour antics buffoonery dottiness dumbness fatuousness foolishness frivolousness fruit loopery game imprudence ludicrousness madness mindlessness oafishness obtuseness puerility screwball the games (that) people playidiom tomfoolery vacuousness Examples of idiocyidiocy Most laws made "idiocy" a disqualification, although, even under the best of circumstances, idiocy was often hard to determine. However, finishing the book, one can only reflect on the utter pointlessness and idiocy of humanity repeatedly going to war. Because so many voters were illiterate, an inability to read and write was never taken as evidence of idiocy. It is almost an idiocy to be bold enough to try it. This final period marked a rupture in the treatment of idiocy, both in terms of space and organization from asylums to schools and from alienists to psychologists. Idiocy was a condition present at birth or developed in the early stages of life, he wrote. Given the scope of discourses across which idiocy has been constructed there is certainly a need to reinforce the analytical unity of a comparative analysis such as this. It is regrettable that such idiocy should receive support of or from people who have held ministerial office. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have learned to honour this kind of idiocy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To pose the question in that form demonstrates the idiocy of some of the attempts made to persuade us to vote against our principles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let me illustrate the idiocy and artificiality of that approach. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a great deal to worry about in putting idiocy on to the statute book. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It demonstrates the idiocy of the situation in which we find ourselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is local government just one grand piece of idiocy, or does it have some sense of responsibility? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This was the basis of the great positive humanitarian movements of the 1930s which exposed the idiocy of the world producing food and destroying it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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