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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary id·i·ot ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French ydiote, from Latin idiota ignorant person, from Greek idiōtēs one in a private station, layman, ignorant person, from idios one's own, private; akin to Latin suus one's own — more at suicide DATE 14th century 1. usually offensive : a person affected with idiocy 2. a foolish or stupid person • idiot adjective English Etymology idiot c.1300, "person so mentally deficient as to be incapable of ordinary reasoning," from O.Fr . idiote "uneducated or ignorant person," from L. idiota "ordinary person, layman," in L.L."uneducated or ignorant person," from Gk. idiotes "layman, person lacking professional skill," lit. "private person," used patronizingly for "ignorant person," from idios "one's own" (see idiom)."Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." [Mark Twain, c.1882]Idiot box"television set" is from 1959; idiot light "dashboard warning signal" is attested from 1968. Idiocy (1487) is perhaps modeled on prophet/prophecy.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 idiot idiot / 5idiEt / noun1. (informal) a very stupid person 蠢人；笨蛋 SYN fool :
When I lost my passport, I felt such an idiot. 我丢了护照时觉得自己像个大傻瓜。 Not that switch, you idiot! 不是那个开关,你这个蠢货！ 2. (old-fashioned, offensive) a person with very low intelligence who cannot think or behave normally 白痴 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English idiot noun ADJ. blithering, complete, gibbering, prize, right, silly, stupid What stupid idiot left their shoes on the stairs? VERB + IDIOT be, feel (like), look like I felt a right idiot, standing there in front of all those people! PHRASES make an idiot of yourself He's made a complete idiot of himself over this woman! Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: FOOL 1, ass, *damfool, donkey, imbecile, jackass, jerk, nincompoop, ninny, tomfool 2 Synonyms: FOOL 2, jester, motley 3 Synonyms: FOOL 4, ament, cretin, ||feeb, half-wit, imbecile, moron, natural, simpleton, zany 4 Synonyms: DUNCE , dullard, dullhead, dumbbell, ||dummkopf, dummy, ignoramus, moron, simpleton, stupidWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged id·i·ot I. \ˈidēə]t, chiefly dial ˈijə̇]or ˈējə̇]; usu ]d.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French idiote, from Latin idiota, from Greek idiōtēs person in a private station, person without professional knowledge, ignorant person, common man, from idios one's own, private, peculiar; akin to Latin sed, se without, sui of oneself — more at suicide 1. obsolete : an ignorant or unschooled person : a simple unlearned person : clown 12. : a person afflicted with idiocy; specifically : a feebleminded person that has a mental age not exceeding three years and accordingly requires complete custodial care 3. a. : a silly simple person : simpleton , blockhead < he means well but he is such an idiot > b. : a person who fails to exhibit normal or usual sense, discrimination, or judgment especially at a particular time or in respect to a particular subject < I don't know why I was such an idiot > < a perfect idiot about budgeting > c. : a professional fool : jester 4. [Greek idiōtēs] obsolete : a person in private station or one not schooled in a trade or profession : layman Synonyms: see fool II. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from idiot (n.) 1. : idiotic 2. : fit for, typical of, or suitable to idiots : being such as an idiot might be expected to have, engage in, display < idiot terror > < those idiot hats > < such idiot war > |
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