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单词 fatuous
释义 fat·u·ous
\ˈfachəwəs\ adjective
Etymology: Latin fatuus foolish, silly — more at bat
1.
 a. : marked by want of intelligence and rational consideration; especially : marked by futile ill-founded hope or desire, by witless complacent disregard of reality, or by inane lack of consideration
  < the fatuous adorer of that dilapidated, horrible woman — Arnold Bennett >
  < men do argue about religion, and it is fatuous for those who argue on one side to try also to discredit all rational arguments — M.R.Cohen >
  : inanely foolish
  < aware that a fatuous expression was spreading like melted wax over his features — Ellen Glasgow >
  : absurd
  < one of the most fatuous plans for city improvement ever devised >
  : stupid, silly
  < a foolish woman given to fatuous remarks >
 b. chiefly Scots law : demented, imbecile
2. archaic : resembling an ignis fatuus : without reality : illusory
Synonyms: see simple
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