🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

愚蠢的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yú chǔn de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Idiotic/ɪˈdɪ.ə.tɪk/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他的决定真是愚蠢的。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Extremely foolish or stupid.

    "His idiotic decision to invest all his savings in a failing business left him broke."
  2. 2

    Relating to or characteristic of an idiot.

    "The idiotic behavior of the pranksters annoyed everyone at the party."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'idiotic' originates from the Greek word 'idiotes', meaning 'private citizen' or 'layman', which evolved in Latin to 'idioticus' and later entered English in the late 19th century, reflecting a shift towards describing foolishness or lack of intelligence.

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