英语单词

simpleton是什么意思

simpleton

英 ['sɪmp(ə)lt(ə)n] 美
  • n. 傻子;笨蛋

中文词源


simpleton 易上当受骗的人

simple,简单的,单纯的,-ton,人,衍生自人名,如 Tony,Anthony.引申词义易上当受骗的人。

英文词源


simpleton (n.)
1640s, probably a jocular formation from simple and -ton, suffix extracted from surnames. Compare skimmington, personification of an ill-used spouse, c. 1600.

双语例句


1. "But Ian's such a simpleton", she laughed.
“可是伊恩太傻了,”她笑着说道。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The veriest simpleton knows that.
最笨的呆子也知道这点.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. He was a lightweight, a political simpleton.
他是个无名之辈,头脑简单的政客。

来自辞典例句

4. You big simpleton, how can anyone deceive the eye.
你这个大傻瓜, 谁能够骗眼睛呢?

来自辞典例句

5. He tells of a Cuban fisherman who is a simpleton.
他讲的是个愚蠢的古巴渔民.

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