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荒谬 (荒謬)

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

荒谬 [huāngmiù]
  1. 1. adjective ridiculous

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

荒谬 [huāngmiù]
  1. 1. absurd; preposterous; ridiculous
    荒谬的说法
    an absurd formulation
  2. 2. insanity

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

荒谬 [huāngmiù]
  1. 1. 极端错误,毫无道理
    荒谬的言论
    这个观点荒谬得很。
  2. 2. ㈠"谬"不读niù或miào。㈡参见"荒诞"的提示。

Examples

这种评论荒谬绝伦。
This comment is absolutely preposterous.
近乎荒谬的论点
an argument little short of being ridiculous; an argument bordering on the absurd
他们的荒谬提案理所当然地被否决了。
Of course their absurd proposal was rejected.
荒谬的论调
an absurd argument
荒谬到了无以复加的地步
be absurd in the extreme
荒谬
absurd; preposterous
真是荒谬之极。
This is absurd in the extreme.
小报凭空捏造最荒谬的新闻。
The tabloids make up the most ridiculous stories out of thin air.
荒谬

Word Decomposition


[huāng]
+
[miù]

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