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单词 moron
释义

moron1

noun ˈmɔrˌɑnˈmôrˌänˈmɔrˌɑn
informal
  • A stupid person.

    〈非正式〉低能人,傻子

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I bet that those on the receiving end of such behaviour don't mind whether the villains are dubbed cretins or morons.
    • Change yourselves, you morons, and stop blaming your inadequacies on others.
    • Speaking of idiots, Tom proves he is a moron with his comments on antidepressants.
    • Our park should be locked at 9pm and large metal fences put up to stop these morons from getting in.
    • Stupid moron, the chances of me falling for anyone at this party were one in twenty million.
    • To treat the people as such morons is little short of contempt, but appears not to be resented.
    • They laughed at us and we felt like morons - until they did the same thing about an hour later.
    • Those that are responsible for hiring her are certifiable morons who should also be fired.
    • They knew how to tackle the stage and make an impact without looking like morons.
    • I would laugh and tell her that there were any number of morons who could easily do what I was doing!
    • You have to battle through swathes of morons to reach your object, if, in fact, it's actually in the store.
    • Yes, this is a serious offense because school officials are complete and utter morons.
    • You people are the most messed up morons on the face of the Earth!
    • They should publicise the names and addresses of these morons so we can all point and laugh.
    • Yeah, some of my best friends are morons, yet somehow I still don't seem to tolerate your stupidity.
    • When these morons get it wrong, they invariably wreck innocent lives.
    • So, I say to these pathetic morons, if you have something to say, say it through the press or after the game.
    • So quite why they sent an engineer to my parents house I'm at a loss, other than the obvious of them being a bunch of brain-dead morons.
    • I will say to you if they don't appreciate you then they are morons.
    • Adam's a damn fool, a moron for not realising what he could be throwing away.
    Synonyms
    idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, simpleton, clod
    fool, oaf, nincompoop, clown, dunce, dolt, dullard, ignoramus, simpleton

Origin

Early 20th century (as a medical term denoting an adult with a mental age of about 8–12): from Greek mōron, neuter of mōros 'foolish'.

  • Early use was as a medical term for an adult with a mental age of about 8–12. It comes from Greek mōron, the neuter of mōros ‘foolish’.

Rhymes

boron, oxymoron

Morón2

proper nounməˈrōnməˈrōn
  • A city in eastern Argentina, southwest of Buenos Aires; population 327,600 (est. 2008).

moron1

nounˈmɔrˌɑnˈmôrˌän
informal
  • A stupid person.

    〈非正式〉低能人,傻子

    we can't let these thoughtless morons get away with mindless vandalism every weekend
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Stupid moron, the chances of me falling for anyone at this party were one in twenty million.
    • To treat the people as such morons is little short of contempt, but appears not to be resented.
    • I bet that those on the receiving end of such behaviour don't mind whether the villains are dubbed cretins or morons.
    • You people are the most messed up morons on the face of the Earth!
    • Yeah, some of my best friends are morons, yet somehow I still don't seem to tolerate your stupidity.
    • So, I say to these pathetic morons, if you have something to say, say it through the press or after the game.
    • They should publicise the names and addresses of these morons so we can all point and laugh.
    • You have to battle through swathes of morons to reach your object, if, in fact, it's actually in the store.
    • Those that are responsible for hiring her are certifiable morons who should also be fired.
    • When these morons get it wrong, they invariably wreck innocent lives.
    • Adam's a damn fool, a moron for not realising what he could be throwing away.
    • Our park should be locked at 9pm and large metal fences put up to stop these morons from getting in.
    • Change yourselves, you morons, and stop blaming your inadequacies on others.
    • They laughed at us and we felt like morons - until they did the same thing about an hour later.
    • I would laugh and tell her that there were any number of morons who could easily do what I was doing!
    • I will say to you if they don't appreciate you then they are morons.
    • Yes, this is a serious offense because school officials are complete and utter morons.
    • So quite why they sent an engineer to my parents house I'm at a loss, other than the obvious of them being a bunch of brain-dead morons.
    • Speaking of idiots, Tom proves he is a moron with his comments on antidepressants.
    • They knew how to tackle the stage and make an impact without looking like morons.
    Synonyms
    idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, simpleton, clod
    fool, oaf, nincompoop, clown, dunce, dolt, dullard, ignoramus, simpleton

Origin

Early 20th century (as a medical term denoting an adult with a mental age of about 8–12): from Greek mōron, neuter of mōros ‘foolish’.

Morón2

proper nounməˈrōn
  • A city in eastern Argentina, southwest of Buenos Aires; population 327,600 (est. 2008).

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