单词 | jackassery |
释义 | jackasseryn. 1. Action or behaviour characteristic of a jackass or fool; foolishness, stupidity. Cf. jackassism n. at jackass n.1 Derivatives. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] > excessive midsummer maze1523 idiocy1528 idiotacy1583 midsummer madnessa1616 supernodity1622 idioticalness1668 jackassness1803 jackassism1817 jackassery1833 damfoolishness1882 damfoolery1909 1833 Fraser's Mag. May 618 The genius of jackassery is not always to rule us. 1913 Amer. Issue 23 Dec. (Indiana ed.) 10/2 The white man, in his dealings with the Indians during the past 250 years, has exhibited more species of acute jackassery than did Menephtah..in his transactions with the children of Israel. 1989 Sunday Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 2 Apr. I'm ready to bet, too, that had Mr Doncaster and Mrs Bellows..pushed on with their complaints they'd have encountered the same jackassery. 2017 State Jrnl.-Reg. (Springfield, Illinois) (Nexis) 14 June 9 A split-second this way or that, and a young man's foolish jackassery could've exploded into tragedy. 2. An instance of jackassery; a foolish or stupid act, remark, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] > action, behaviour > instance of unwitc1175 foliota1250 follyc1300 unwisdom1303 foolishness?1506 fooling?1545 foppery1546 foolery1562 filly-folly1565 impertinency1588 impertinence1603 silliness1624 idiotism1647 noddary1647 fondness1653 ineptitude1656 sottise1673 insipidity1822 bêtise1827 foolishment1871 jackassery1873 funny business1882 1873 Watson's Art Jrnl. in Musical World 22 Mar. 185/1 The musical critics of the great dailies have had but little opportunity to air their jackasseries on the subject. 1889 Mrs. Randolph New Eve II. xiii. 206 He will clothe his body after the latest jackasseries of the masher. 1908 Harper's Mag. July 235/1 His jackasseries will get him a bishopric in time—you'll see. 1993 J. Sallis tr. R. Queneau St. Glinglin (2000) v. 108 Other such nonsense, idle talk and phonic jackasseries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。