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Pronunciation / Transliteration: huāngmiù de
"这个想法实在是太荒谬了。"
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Contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.
"The idea that aliens built the pyramids is completely preposterous."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Latin 'praeposterus', meaning 'reversed', 'upside down', or 'disordered' (from 'prae' before + 'posterus' subsequent).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Preposterous" is said worldwide
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précédent
Transliteration: prè-pos-tè-rè
Script: prépostère
"C'est une idée tout à fait prépostère."
absurd
Transliteration: ap-sʊʁt
Script: abstrus
"Seine Argumente klangen völlig absurd."
prepostero
Transliteration: pre-pò-ste-ro
"Quella richiesta è del tutto prepostera."
preposterous
Transliteration: pre-pos-te-ro
Script: prepóstero
"Su propuesta me parece completamente prepóstera."
absurdo
Transliteration: ab-sur-du
"Essa exigência é totalmente prepostera."
बेतुका
Transliteration: betuka
"उसकी बात बिल्कुल बेतुकी थी।"
荒谬的
Transliteration: huāngmiù de
"这个想法实在是太荒谬了。"
터무니없는
Transliteration: teomuni-eomneun
"그것은 터무니없는 주장이다."
馬鹿げた
Transliteration: bakageta
"そんな馬鹿げた話は聞いたことがない。"
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