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preposterous adj.荒谬的；可笑的 (1) 那样的指责简直荒谬可笑！ When the word preposterous was first used, it meant reversing the normal order of things — putting what was last first, and vice versa. Imagine putting on your underwear over your pants and you'll see that there's a kind of absurdity in something that's backwards, which is why preposterous came to mean "ridiculous." The word is often used as part of an exclamation: a chef who is asked to cook with nothing but jelly beans might exclaim, "That's preposterous!"

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英 [prɪ'pɒstərəs] 美 [prɪ'pɑːstərəs] (1) That's a preposterous accusation! To a vegetarian, the idea of eating a 52-ounce T-bone steak would seem preposterous — absolutely absurd. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]极其荒谬的；愚蠢至极的 If you describe something as preposterous, you mean that it is extremely unreasonable and foolish.   [disapproval]The whole idea was preposterous.整个想法都荒唐透顶。...their preposterous claim that they had unearthed a plot.他们无比愚蠢地声称自己发现了一个阴谋preposterouslySome prices are preposterously high.有些价格高得离谱。

英语单词	preposterous
英美音标	英 [prɪ'pɒstərəs] 美 [prɪ'pɑːstərəs]
中文释义	adj.荒谬的；可笑的
英语例句	(1) That's a preposterous accusation!
中文例句	(1) 那样的指责简直荒谬可笑！
vocabulary简明	To a vegetarian, the idea of eating a 52-ounce T-bone steak would seem preposterous — absolutely absurd.
vocabulary扩展	When the word preposterous was first used, it meant reversing the normal order of things — putting what was last first, and vice versa. Imagine putting on your underwear over your pants and you'll see that there's a kind of absurdity in something that's backwards, which is why preposterous came to mean "ridiculous." The word is often used as part of an exclamation: a chef who is asked to cook with nothing but jelly beans might exclaim, "That's preposterous!"
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]极其荒谬的；愚蠢至极的 If you describe something as preposterous, you mean that it is extremely unreasonable and foolish. [disapproval] The whole idea was preposterous. 整个想法都荒唐透顶。 ...their preposterous claim that they had unearthed a plot. 他们无比愚蠢地声称自己发现了一个阴谋 preposterously Some prices are preposterously high. 有些价格高得离谱。

Preposterous Idea Word Putting 英 Prɪ'Pɒstərəs] 美 Prɪ'Pɑːstərəs Adj.荒谬的；可笑的