ridiculousness

IPA/rɪˈdɪkjələsnəs/
IPA/rɪˈdɪkjələsnəs/

ridiculousness — 名詞

1. the quality of being so silly, foolish, or hard to believe that something seems

1.名詞B2
釋義

荒謬；可笑

極度不合理或愚蠢，令人覺得好笑

the quality of being so silly, foolish, or hard to believe that something seems laughable or makes no sense at all

例句

Fatima burst out laughing at the sheer ridiculousness of the situation.

Fatima 對情況的荒謬程度忍不住大笑起來。

collocation: sheer ridiculousness

The ridiculousness of paying sixty dollars for a plain white T-shirt made Dmitri shake his head.

花六十美元買一件普通白T恤的荒謬，讓 Dmitri 不禁搖頭。

常見搭配
  • sheer ridiculousness
  • absolute ridiculousness
  • see the ridiculousness of
  • point out the ridiculousness of
同義詞
  • absurdity

    emphasises something going against logic or common sense; often slightly more formal

  • ludicrousness

    stronger than ridiculousness; suggests something so foolish it deserves open mockery

  • foolishness

    focuses on lack of good judgement rather than humour; less about being laughable

  • silliness

    lighter and more playful; often used for harmless, childlike behaviour

反義詞
  • reasonableness

    the quality of being fair and based on good judgement

  • seriousness

    the quality of being solemn and deserving attention rather than laughter

文法句型

the ridiculousness of + noun/gerund

用法筆記

Less common in everyday speech than the adjective ridiculous. Native speakers often rephrase with 'how ridiculous' rather than using the noun form.

常見錯誤

I couldn't believe the ridiculous of his excuse.
I couldn't believe the ridiculousness of his excuse.
'Ridiculous' is an adjective; you need the noun form 'ridiculousness' to name the quality itself.

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常見搭配

副詞搭配

  • sheer ridiculousness
  • absolute ridiculousness
  • utter ridiculousness

常用片語

  • the ridiculousness of it all
  • see the ridiculousness of something

介系詞搭配

  • the ridiculousness of