| 单词 | ignoramus |
| 释义 | ignoramus (once / 8921 pages) n If you've ever been afraid to speak up in class, you might be worried that you'll look like an ignoramus, or an uneducated, ignorant person. Calling someone an ignoramus is an insult — it's a colorful way to comment on a person's ignorance or stupidity. The word comes right from the Latin ignoramus, literally "we do not know," which was a legal term in the 16th century that could be used during a trial when the prosecution presented insufficient evidence. After George Ruggle's 1615 play "Ignoramus", it came into popular use to mean "fool" or "dunce." WORD FAMILYignoramus: ignoramuses USAGE EXAMPLESMy country appears to be on the verge of inaugurating a dangerous, emotionally unstable ignoramus to the highest office in the land. The Guardian(Dec 25, 2016) Spurn thought and manners, And look: our land is full of ignoramuses now! Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) Stop me if you heard this one: An elitist politician walks into a blue collar bar and says hey you deplorable ignoramus's when I become... New York Times(Nov 08, 2016) n an ignorant person Syn|Hypo|Hyper know nothing, uneducated person aliterate, aliterate person a person who can read but is disinclined to derive information from literary sources illiterate, illiterate person, nonreadera person unable to read analphabet, analphabetican illiterate person who does not know the alphabet functional illiteratea person with some ability to read and write but not enough for daily practical needs unskilled person a person who lacks technical training |
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