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单词 silly
释义 silly
 —sillily,  adv.   —silliness,  n.  
 /sil"ee/, adj., sillier, silliest,  n.  ,  pl.   sillies.
  adj.  
  1. weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish: a silly writer.
  2. absurd; ridiculous; irrational: a silly idea.
  3. stunned; dazed: He knocked me silly.
  4.  Cricket.   (of a fielder or the fielder's playing position) extremely close to the batsman's wicket: silly mid off.
  5.  Archaic.   rustic; plain; homely.
  6.  Archaic.   weak; helpless.
  7.  Obs.   lowly in rank or state; humble.
  n.  
  8.  Informal.   a silly or foolish person: Don't be such a silly.
 [1375-1425; earlier sylie, sillie foolish, feeble-minded, simple, pitiful; late ME syly, var. of sely SEELY]
 Syn. 1. witless, senseless, dull-witted, dim-witted. See foolish. 2. inane, asinine, nonsensical, preposterous.
 Ant. 1. sensible.
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