- [uncountable, countable, usually plural]
behaviour that shows a lack of thought or good judgement 愚蠢行为;糊涂 I couldn't believe my own stupidity. 我干的蠢事我自己都不能相信。 the errors and stupidities of youth 年轻时犯的错误和做的蠢事 The police were astonished at the sheer stupidity of drivers in going so fast in the fog. 警察对司机在雾中开得如此之快的愚蠢行为感到惊讶。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity. 她的回答显得极为愚蠢。 I can't believe the stupidity of some people. 我不能相信有些人居然这么愚蠢。 I now realize the stupidity of that statement. 我现在意识到了那种说法的愚蠢之处。 It was sheer stupidity on the part of the crew. 这完全是因为船员的愚蠢。 It's hard to know if it's corruption or just plain stupidity by the authorities. 很难知道当局是腐败,还是实在太愚蠢。 Through his own stupidity, he missed an excellent opportunity. 由于自己的愚蠢,他失去了一次绝佳的机会。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- crass
- incredible
- …
- can’t believe
- realize
- curse
- …
- through (your) stupidity
- stupidity on somebody’s part
- [uncountable]
the state or quality of being slow to learn and not clever or intelligent 愚蠢;笨 He faked stupidity to try to escape punishment for the crime. 他装傻以逃避因犯罪而受到的惩罚。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- crass
- incredible
- …
- can’t believe
- realize
- curse
- …
- through (your) stupidity
- stupidity on somebody’s part