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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary lu·di·crous ETYMOLOGY Latin ludicrus, from ludus play, sport; perhaps akin to Greek loidoros abusive DATE 1712 1. amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity 2. meriting derisive laughter or scorn as absurdly inept, false, or foolish Synonyms: see laughable • lu·di·crous·ly adverb • lu·di·crous·ness noun English Etymology ludicrous 1619, "pertaining to play or sport," from L. ludicrus, from ludicrum "source of amusement, joke," from ludere "to play," which, with L. ludus "a game, play," may be from Etruscan, or from a PIE base *leid- "to play."Sense of "ridiculous" is attested from 1782. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ludicrous ludi·crous / 5lu:dikrEs / adjective unreasonable; that you cannot take seriously 不合理的；不能当真的 SYN 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。 • ludi·crous·ly adv.: ludicrously expensive 贵得出奇 • ludi·crous·ness noun [U] Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English ludicrous adj. VERBS appear, be, look, seem, sound | become ADV. absolutely, perfectly, quite, simply, utterly The whole idea is absolutely ludicrous! | almost The plot was so simple, it was almost ludicrous. | faintly, rather Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: LAUGHABLE , comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, gelastic, ridiculous, risible Related Words: absurd, foolish, preposterous, silly; antic, bizarre, fantastic, grotesque Contrasted Words: doleful, dolorous, lugubrious, melancholy Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged lu·di·crous \ˈlüdəkrəs\ adjective Etymology: Latin ludicrus, from ludus game, play, sport; akin to Latin ludere to play, Greek loidoros abusive 1. archaic : relating to, characterized by, or designed for play or amusement : not serious : frivolous , joking < the most attractive of all ludicrous compositions — Samuel Johnson > 2. a. : amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity < an unchangeable grin that gave still more ludicrous effect to the comic alarm and sorrow of their features — Nathaniel Hawthorne > b. : meriting derisive laughter or scorn as absurdly inept, false, or foolish < common sense making transparently clear what was ludicrousin every fallacy — Edgar Johnson > < how ludicrous it was to leave the substance of power in a single ruler — Times Literary Supplement > < this act of ludicrous cruelty — Edmund Burke > Synonyms: see laughable |
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