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preposterous是什么意思

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preposterous 是什么意思

音标:[ pri'pɔstərəs ]  

中文翻译与英英解释

adj.
1.是非颠倒的,反常的,乖戾的;十分荒谬的,不合理的,可笑的;愚蠢的。
2.〔古语〕次序颠倒的。
短语和例子
It is preposterous ! 岂有此理! -ly
adv.
incongruous;inviting ridicule; "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"
同义词:absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, ridiculous,

例句与用法

1.He hopes that his preposterous reasons may be understood .
他希望自己语无伦次的理由能被人理解。

2.It is preposterous to attribute to mere external conditions .
仅仅以外部环境解释一切是不合理的。

3.This preposterous order roused the carthaginians from despair .
这一荒谬的命令使迦太基人从绝望中惊醒。

4.The idea was preposterous and i determined not to give it a second thought .
这个想法太荒谬了,我决心不再想它了。

5.He rushed about doing preposterous things in an extraordinary manner .
他奔来奔去,离奇古怪地干下了种种荒谬的事情。

6.They had all inherited their father's preposterous quickness and elegance .
他们全都继承了父亲那种不同寻常的敏捷和高雅。

7.It was the most preposterous position in which i never found myself in my life .
这是我有生以来从未碰到的最荒谬绝伦的场面。

8.I knew then that the idea i'd had and dismissed as preposterous was true .
这时我知道了,我曾经想过但认为是荒谬绝伦的事竟然是真的。

9.The stone, that token of preposterous times, bounced five yards to henry's right and fell into the water .
石子一荒唐岁月的象征一弹到亨利右边五码处后,掉进水里。

10.The children have built something out of an orange crate, something preposterous and ascendant .
孩子们用橘子箩里的橘子砌成一个物体,一个荒诞可笑但充满朝气的东西。

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