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单词 imbecility
释义
imbecileim‧be‧cile /ˈɪmbəsiːl $ -səl/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINimbecile
Origin:
1400-1500 French imbécile, from imbécile ‘weak, weak-minded’, from Latin imbecillus, probably from baculum ‘stick (for support)’
Examples
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  • All they want is an imbecile to follow them around-a pull toy.
  • And then, me playing an imbecile and looking like one, and she said I'd never be the same again.
  • Despite appearances to the contrary, he had to presume that Gordon was not a total imbecile.
  • If he hadn't adored her he would have treated her as a credulous imbecile.
  • It serves only to put their comparison with human imbeciles in proper perspective.
  • She'd been incarcerated for thirty years or so, poor imbecile.
  • The comparison with human imbeciles can serve to show animals in a more creditable light.
someone who is very stupid or behaves very stupidly SYN  idiot:  He looked at me as if I was a total imbecile.imbecilic /ˌɪmbəˈsɪlɪk◂/ adjectiveimbecility /ˌɪmbəˈsɪləti/ noun [countable, uncountable]
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