preposterous
英 [pr?'p?st(?)r?s]
美[pr?'pɑst?r?s]
- adj. 荒謬的；可笑的
英英釋意
- 1. completely devoid of wisdom or good sense;
- "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"
- "that's a cockeyed idea"
- "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"
- "a contribution so small as to be laughable"
- "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"
- "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"
- "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
