| 单词 | imbecile |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['imbisail] |
| 解释 | n. 心智能力极低的人 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 心智能力极低的人(a very foolish or stupid person) 【同】 派生词: imbecility (n. 低能，愚蠢) 【例】 The imbecilic movie was a waste of my money. |
| 字源 | imbecile (adj.) 1540s, imbecille "weak, feeble" (especially in reference to the body), from Middle French imbecile (15c.), from Latin imbecillus "weak, feeble" (see imbecility). Sense shifted to mental weakness from mid-18c. As a noun, "feeble-minded person," it is attested from 1802. Traditionally an adult with a mental age of roughly 6 to 9 (above an idiot but beneath a moron). |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. /n. 极大的愚蠢或低能; 弱智(中度或严重智力障碍) 【参】imbecility(n 低能); im不, becility(n 聪明)im进入, bec = back, ile = ill: 进入一种智力倒退的病－弱智 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】im不 + 音：比赛，无法参加比赛，因为智力水平不行；im + pencil 铅笔；不会用铅笔，儿时就开始用pencil，不会用pencil的就是弱智了 |
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