It is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculousNapoleon Bonaparte
The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related, that it is difficult to class them separately. One step above the sublime, makes the ridiculous; and one step above the ridiculous, makes the sublime againThomas PaineThe Age of Reason
VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASESVERBS➤be, feel, look, seem, sound可笑;感覺可笑;看上去可笑;好像可笑;聽起來荒謬▸➤become, get變得荒謬◇This is getting ridiculous!這簡直越來越荒唐!ADVERB➤really非常可笑▸➤absolutely, completely, downright, quite, simply, totally, utterly絕對荒謬;荒謬透頂;簡直荒謬;十分可笑◇It's downright ridiculous that the library isn't open on Mondays!圖書館星期一不開門簡直是荒謬透頂!➤pretty, rather, somewhat非常/相當/有那麼點兒可笑▸➤almost幾乎荒謬▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些可笑➤faintly略顯可笑▸➤patently明顯荒唐◇The whole idea was patently ridiculous.整個觀點明顯很荒唐。PHRASES➤a sense of the ridiculous (especially BrE) 荒唐感◇The whole situation appealed to her sense of the ridiculous.整個局勢使她感到很荒唐。
ridiculous ♦︎ absurd ♦︎ silly ♦︎ ludicrous ♦︎ foolish ♦︎ laughableThese words all describe sth that has no sense or reason.这些词均表示荒谬的、荒唐的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达荒谬的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆ridiculous / absurd / silly / ludicrous that...◆It would be ridiculous / absurd / silly / ludicrous / foolish to do sth.◆a ridiculous / an absurd / a silly / a ludicrous / a foolish idea / notion◆a ridiculous / an absurd / a silly / a foolish question◆a ridiculous / an absurd / a ludicrous suggestion / situation◆a silly / a foolish comment / remark / smile / grin◆quite / pretty ridiculous / absurd / silly / ludicrous / foolish / laughable◆rather ridiculous / absurd / silly / ludicrous / foolish◆completely / totally / utterly / downright ridiculous / absurd / silly / ludicrous◆simply ridiculous / absurd / ludicrous / foolish■ridiculouswithout any sense or reason; deserving to be laughed at荒谬的;荒唐的;可笑的◆You look ridiculous in that hat!你戴那顶帽子看上去很可笑!◆Don't be so ridiculous!别犯傻了!◆It's ridiculous to suggest that she was involved in anything illegal.暗示她与非法活动有牵连,这很荒唐。◆That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.那是我听过的最无稽的事。◆They ate and drank a ridiculous amount.他们胡吃海塞了很多东西。 see also ridicule ⇨ contempt▸ridiculously
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◆The food there is ridiculously expensive.在那儿吃饭贵得离谱。■absurd əbˈsɜːd; NAmEəbˈsɜːrdridiculous; not at all logical or appropriate荒谬的;荒唐的;怪诞不经的◆What an absurd idea!这个想法太荒唐了!◆He has a good sense of the absurd(= things that are absurd).他对荒诞事物有很强的识别能力。▸absurdity
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[uncountable] ◆She failed to appreciate the absurdity of her position.她不知道自己处于多么荒谬的位置。▸absurdly
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◆I was offered an absurdly large amount of money.我拿到的钱多得离奇。NOTE辨析 Ridiculous or absurd?There is very little difference in meaning between these words. Something that is ridiculous invites ridicule(= unkind laughter); something that is absurd is completely illogical or inappropriate, often in a way that causes laughter. Absurd is more frequent in British English than in American English, and is slightly more formal than ridiculous.这两个词含义差别很小。ridiculous指某事物招致嘲笑(ridicule);absurd指事物完全不合逻辑或不适当,常令人发笑。absurd在英式英语中较在美式英语中更常用,且比ridiculous稍正式一些。■sillystupid or embarrassing, especially in a way that is more typical of a child than an adult(尤指像小孩一样)可笑的,荒唐的,冒傻气的◆I feel really silly in these clothes.穿上这些衣服,我觉得很可笑。◆She had a silly grin on her face.她一脸憨笑。◆This is getting silly! I think we had all better calm down.这越来越荒唐了!我想我们最好都冷静一下。■ludicrousˈluːdɪkrəs completely ridiculous and unreasonable荒谬的;荒唐的;不合理的◆That's a ludicrous suggestion!那是个荒唐的建议!◆This is ludicrous! Of course no one's going to murder you!这真荒唐可笑!当然没人要去杀你!▸ludicrously
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◆Everything here is ludicrously expensive.这里的一切都贵得离谱。■foolish (ratherformal) feeling or seeming stupid and/or embarrassed at sth you have done; making you look stupid or feel embarrassed不知所措的;出丑的;愚蠢的◆He didn't want to look foolish in front of his friends.他不想在朋友面前出丑。◆She spoke as though to a child who had asked a foolish question.她就像是在对一个问了个愚蠢问题的孩子说话似的。 see also fool ⇨ fool■laughable [not usually before noun] silly or ridiculous and not worth taking seriously荒唐可笑的;荒谬的;不值得当真的◆The whole incident would be laughable if it wasn't so serious.要不是事关紧要,整个事件就显得荒唐可笑了。◆He's so wrong it's almost laughable.他几乎错到可笑的地步。