1[countableC, uncountableU]STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEbehaviour or actions that show a lack of good sense or good judgment 愚蠢的行为
all the horrors and stupidities of war
战争的种种恐怖和愚蠢
2.[uncountableU]STUPID/NOT INTELLIGENT the quality of being stupid 愚蠢,愚笨;糊涂
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stupidity• This was at odds with everything the rangers had said about Adivassi laziness, Adivassi stupidity.• In the end it was only his own meanness and stupidity that brought down nemesis.• His cursing, stupidity and general obnoxiousness provide amplematerial for Sedaris' wit.• Several guys were wounded because of his stupidity.• Gedge pointed out the inherentstupidity of the famoustheatrical cliché.• They've described the incident as mindlessstupidity.• For all my stupidity, I was able to understand that much.• The past 41 years have been an endlessparade of stupidities.• Recognisable human failings-pomposity, stupidity, naivety and cunning-came together in hilariously believablescripts.• Clearly, more and better research will be required if science hopes to find a cure for diet-related stupidity in our lifetime.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + STUPIDITY | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤complete, crass, incredible, plain, sheer, utter完全的愚笨;難以置信的愚笨;十足的愚笨◇It's hard to know if it's corruption or just plain stupidity by the authorities.很難知道當局是腐敗,還是實在太愚蠢。➤human人類的愚蠢VERB + STUPIDITY➤can't believe不能相信⋯的愚蠢◇I can't believe the stupidity of some people.我不能相信有些人居然這麼愚蠢。➤realize意識到⋯的愚蠢◇I now realize the stupidity of that statement.我現在意識到了那種說法的愚蠢之處。➤curse責怪⋯的愚蠢◇He cursed his own stupidity.他罵自己太笨了。➤demonstrate, show表現出/顯示出愚蠢◇Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答顯得極為愚蠢。PREPOSITION➤through (your) stupidity由於(某人的)愚蠢行為◇Through his own stupidity, he missed an excellent opportunity.由於自己的愚蠢,他失去了一次絕佳的機會。PHRASES➤stupidity on sb's part某人的愚蠢◇It was sheer stupidity on the part of the crew.這完全是因為船員的愚蠢。