单词 | simpleton |
释义 | Word family noun simplicity simplification simpleton adjective simple simplistic verb simplify adverb simply simplistically sim·ple·ton /ˈsɪmpəltən/ noun [countable] old-fashioned STUPID/NOT INTELLIGENTsomeone who has a very low level of intelligence 智力低下的人,傻子,蠢人Examples from the Corpussimpleton• He did not in the least wish the future Mrs Newland Archer to be a simpleton.• Like some bloody simpleton he was being drawn in.• The merest simpleton could draw the conclusion.• The courts accept that ordinary readers are not literal-minded simpletons.Origin simpleton (1600-1700) simple + -ton (probably as in names like Washington)sim·ple·ton nounChineseSyllable has level very Corpus a who someone low |
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