| 释义 |
tom·fool
I. \ˈtämˈfūl\ noun
Etymology: Middle English Thome Fole, name given to half-wits, from Thome (nickname for Thomas) + fol, fole fool
1. usually capitalized : a buffoon in a play or pageant : a professional clown
2. : one lacking in sense or good judgment : a great fool : blockhead
< if any tomfool points a gun at you — L.S.Marceau >
3.
a. : rainbird b
b. : a West Indian flycatcher (Myiarchus stolidus)
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
: extremely foolish, stupid, or doltish; also : of, from, or characteristic of a tomfool
< don't know what tomfool caper you're up to — C.B.Kelland >
III. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ intransitive verb
: to act the tomfool
< this tomfooling is no sort of use — G.B.Shaw > |