silly

/ˈsɪli/ adj.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

愚蠢的;傻的;可笑的

释义与例句

adj. 愚蠢的;傻的;可笑的
showing a lack of good sense or judgement, or not serious and slightly ridiculous
  1. I made a silly mistake by adding the salt twice.
    我犯了个愚蠢的错误,把盐加了两次。
  2. It was silly of him to leave his umbrella at home on such a cloudy day.
    他真傻,这么阴的天还把雨伞留在家里。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The children were laughing at a silly song about a dancing cow.
    孩子们听着一首关于跳舞奶牛的滑稽歌曲,笑个不停。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 silly 可用于轻微错误或玩笑,语气不一定严厉;a silly mistake 常指本可避免的低级错误。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • silliness 愚蠢;傻气;胡闹
    不可数名词,指不明智的言行或轻松、不严肃的滑稽行为。
同义词
  • foolish 愚蠢的;不明智的
    silly 常用于口语,可指轻微的错误、荒唐或玩笑,语气有时带亲昵或调侃;foolish 更正式,更明确地批评判断不明智,通常没有 silly 的滑稽、逗趣意味。
    It would be foolish to ignore the storm warning and set sail. 无视暴风雨警告而出航是不明智的。
常见搭配
  • a silly mistake 愚蠢的错误;低级错误
    One silly mistake in the final calculation changed the whole result. 最后计算中的一个低级错误改变了整个结果。
  • feel silly 觉得自己很傻;感到难为情
    I felt silly when I realised I had been calling him by the wrong name. 意识到一直叫错了他的名字,我觉得自己很傻。
  • a silly idea 荒唐的主意;傻念头
    Walking home alone in the storm seemed like a silly idea. 在暴风雨中独自步行回家似乎是个愚蠢的主意。