| 单词 | preposterous |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [pri'pɔstərəs] |
| 解释 | a.荒谬的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 荒谬的(contradictor y to nature or common sense; absurd) 【考】 反义词：commonsensi cal(明智的) 【记】 pre(前面)+poster(招 贴)+ous；联想：像玩 牌时在额前贴上纸条 一样→可笑的 【例】 a preposterous idea(荒谬的想法) |
| 字源 | preposterous (adj.) 1540s, from Latin praeposterus "absurd, contrary to nature, inverted, perverted, in reverse order," literally "before-behind" (compare topsy-turvy, cart before the horse), from prae "before" + posterus "subsequent." Related: Preposterously; preposterousness. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 荒谬的(与本性、理性或常识相反的) 【记】pre前, poster(n 海报; 招贴), ous: 玩牌时在脸上贴着纸条－可笑的 【反】commonsensical(adj 明白事理的, 有基本常识的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自pre 前 + post 后，后跑到前边去了，前后顺序错乱→荒谬 |
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