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absurd
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Derivatives :
n
absurdness
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adv
absurdly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- absurd
[əb'səːd]
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adjective
(ridiculous) 荒谬的
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That's absurd.
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岂有此理。
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2.
noun
[frm]
the absurd 荒诞的事
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- absurd
[əbˈsɜːrd]
[əbˈzɜːrd]
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adjective
悖理的，不合理的
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The absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant.
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争论美德的荒诞窘境看似值得，但也是令人不快的。
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2.
adjective
荒谬的，荒唐的，荒诞的
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To fail to think freely leads to the holding of absurd beliefs and superstition.
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无法自由思考导致荒唐的信仰和迷信。
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The teacher told the students their idea of leaving class early was absurd.
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老师对学生们说，他们早退的想法是很荒谬的。
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His absurd excuse was that the dog ate his homework.
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他荒谬的借口是“狗吃了他的作业”。
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n.[u]
荒诞，荒唐
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The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.
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荒谬是第一事实基本概念。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- absurd
[əb's3ːd]
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adj
at variance with reason; manifestly false
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2.
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ludicrous; ridiculous
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n
See also theatre of the absurd
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[Etymology]
C16: via French from Latin absurdus dissonant, senseless, from ab-1 (intensive) + surdus dull-sounding, indistinct
Examples
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It is an absurd theory and no one will believe it.
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这是一个荒谬的理论，没有人会相信。
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I can't believe that the prize was awarded to that play consisting of absurd conversations.
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我不敢相信，那部由荒诞的对话堆砌而成的戏剧居然获奖了。
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To fail to think freely leads to the holding of absurd beliefs and superstition.
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无法自由思考导致荒唐的信仰和迷信。
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We laugh at the absurd and ridiculous; perhaps horses do too.
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我们嘲笑荒谬和可笑，也许马也会这样。
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I will have none of this absurd plan.
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我不会允许这个荒谬的计划。
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The notion of an office running without paper is absurd.
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无纸办公的想法是荒谬的。
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