愚不可及：silly有幾種用法

Even though it may seem silly or wrong, you must try!

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——Dead Poets Society

即便這看似愚笨或錯誤，你們都必須嘗試。

——《死亡詩社》

一、關於silly，你應該知道的用法有

adj.

1.蠢的，愚昧的 showing a lack of thought, understanding or judgement

I tripped up in the interview and said something rather silly.

我在面試中不慎說了一些蠢話.

2.儍的，可笑的 stupid or embarrassing

While she was absorbing that silly sign, I was studying a whole car full of interesting human beings.

當她全神貫注地看那幅可笑的廣告時，我就在打量車上的各色人等。

3.【口】隨便的，不切實際的，不適用的 not practical or serious

Very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas; would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy- esinger.

她母親對她這種愚蠢得不切實際的念頭的鼓勵是十分不明智的；跟非經濟學家討論經濟政策的細節將是不明智的-A.M.斯凱勒辛格。

n.

[Singular]【口】傻瓜，笨蛋，（通常指小孩子）淘氣鬼 often used when speaking to children to say that they are not behaving in a sensible way

Mr Collins is a conceited, pompous, narrow-minded, silly man.

柯林斯先生是個自高自大，喜愛炫耀、心胸狹窄的蠢漢。

二、你知道silly和哪些詞更搭嗎？

silly season

n. 新聞缺乏時期(指七,八月)

三、最後，做個填詞遊戲吧

She had a _____ grin on her face.
她一臉憨笑。