idiot
n.
fool, dunce, simpleton; person who is severely mentally handicapped
Idiot
Idiot is a word derived from the
Greek , idiōtēs ("person lacking professional skill," "a private citizen," "individual"), from , idios ("private," "one's own"). In
Latin the word idiota ("ordinary person, layman") preceded the
Late Latin meaning "uneducated or ignorant person." Its modern meaning and form dates back to
Middle English around the year 1300, from the
Old French idiote ("uneducated or ignorant person"). The related word idiocy dates to 1487 and may have been analogously modeled on the words
prophet and
prophecy. The word has
cognates in many other languages.
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idiot
Noun
1. a person of subnormal intelligence
(synonym) imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard
(hypernym) simpleton, simple
idiot
adj.
idiotic, stupid, imbecile; half-witted, silly, mindless, daft; fatuous, footless; lunatic, nonsensical, pointless
大笨蛋
da4 ben3 dan4
Big stupid egg!
You fool!
徙宅忘妻
xi3 zhai2 wang4 qi1
Moving house and forgetting to bring the wife.
This is said of a foolish and forgetful man. As stupid as a donkey.
愚不可及
yu2 bu4 ke3 ji2
Couldn't be more foolish!
Referring to hopelessly stupidity.
愚者千虑,必有一得
yu2 zhe3 qian1 lyu4, bi4 you3 yi4 de2
In a thousand schemes, even the greatest fool must be able to find some truth.
Compare with 智者千虑,必有一失 (zhi4 zhe3 qian1 lyu4, bi4 you3 yi4 shi1).
掩耳盗铃
yan3 er3 dao4 ling2
Plugging one's ears to steal a bell.
To deceive oneself. The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. Alternative form: 掩耳偷铃 (yan3 er3 tou1 ling2).
此地无银三百两
ci3 di4 wu2 yin2 san1 bai3 liang3
No three hundred taels of silver hidden here.
This expression is used to describe a person who tries to conceal or cover up something, but gives himself away by the act.
痴人说梦
chi1 ren2 shuo1 meng4
A fool telling about his dream.
To talk complete gibberish and nonsense.