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absurdist

/əbˈsɜːd.əst/ /æbˈsɝd.əst/

Meanings
noun

荒诞主义者，荒诞派作家

An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics.

Examples :

"The student, a self-proclaimed absurdist, argued that requiring homework was a pointless exercise in a meaningless universe. "
那个学生，自称是荒诞派作家，认为布置家庭作业在一个毫无意义的宇宙中纯属多此一举。
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Related Words

Illustration homework

homework noun

/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

作业, 功课。

"You must do your homework before you can watch television."

你必须先做完作业才能看电视。

Illustration requiring

requiring verb

/ɹɪˈkwaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/

要求，需要。

"The teacher is requiring students to submit their essays by Friday. "

老师要求学生们在星期五之前交论文。

Illustration proclaimed

proclaimed verb

/pɹoʊˈkleɪmd/

宣布，宣告

"The teacher proclaimed that there would be no homework this weekend. "

老师宣布这个周末没有作业。

Illustration absurdism

absurdism noun

/əbˈsɜːdˌɪz.m̩/ /æbˈsɝdˌɪz.m̩/

荒诞主义

"The student's embrace of absurdism led him to question the point of doing homework when the universe itself seemed ultimately meaningless. "

这个学生接受了荒诞主义，因此他开始质疑做作业的意义，因为在他看来，宇宙本身似乎最终毫无意义。

Illustration particular

particular noun

/pəˈtɪkjələ/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚ/

细节，要点

"The teacher pointed out a particular detail in the math problem that several students missed. "

老师指出了这道数学题里一个特别的细节，很多学生都忽略了。

Illustration historical

historical noun

/hɪˈstɒɹɪkəl/ /hɪˈstɔːɹɪkəl/

历史小说

"The historical romance novel was a bestseller in the bookstore. "

历史小说在那家书店里非常畅销。

Illustration universe

universe proper noun

/ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/ /ˈjuːnəˌvɝs/

宇宙，天地。

"Powerful telescopes look far back into the distant reaches of the Universe."

强大的望远镜可以观测到宇宙遥远深处的景象。

Illustration pointless

pointless adjective

/ˈpɔɪntləs/

无意义，没有意义。

"a pointless knife"

一把钝头刀

Illustration meaningless

meaningless adjective

/ˈmiːnɪŋləs/ /ˈmiːnɪŋlɪs/

没有意义，空洞，毫无意义。

"The word "gugugu" is meaningless in English."

"Gugugu"这个词在英语里没有意义。

Illustration advocate

advocate noun

/ˈæd.və.keɪt/

辩护律师， 辩护人.

"The advocate presented compelling evidence in court to defend the student accused of cheating. "

那位辩护律师在法庭上出示了令人信服的证据，为被指控作弊的学生辩护。

Illustration exercise

exercise noun

/ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/ /ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪz/

练习，训练

"The teacher told us that the next exercise is to write an essay."

老师告诉我们，下一个练习是写一篇作文。

Illustration explanation

explanation noun

/ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/

解释，说明。

"The explanation was long and drawn-out."

那个解释又长又拖沓。