mome
mome — noun
1. a person who often acts without thinking or says things that show a lack of good
1.名詞C2
釋義
a person who often acts without thinking or says things that show a lack of good sense
例句
Pedro's uncle called him a mome after he locked the keys inside the car.
Iris said the young man was a mome for walking into the glass door.
Only a mome would try to wash a phone in the kitchen sink.
Chidi felt like a mome when he put salt in his tea instead of sugar.
The old woman in the tale shook her head and said, 'What a mome!'
同義詞
反義詞
- genius
a person of very great intelligence, the opposite of a fool
用法筆記
An archaic term found almost only in older literature and poetry. In everyday modern English, 'fool' or 'idiot' carry the same meaning.
常見錯誤
❌He is such a mome person.
✅He is such a mome.
💡'mome' is a noun, not an adjective. You cannot use it before another noun to describe someone.