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absurdity

/əbˈsɜːd.ɪ.ti/ /æbˈsɝd.ɪ.ti/

Meanings
noun

荒谬，荒唐，谬论

That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.

Examples :

"The teacher's insistence that students memorize the entire encyclopedia was an absurdity. "
老师坚持让学生们背诵整部百科全书，这简直是荒唐至极。
philosophy logic mind character

Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

学生，学员

"He is a student of life."

他是一个在人生中不断学习的人。

Illustration suggestion

suggestion noun

/səˈd͡ʒɛstjən/ /səɡˈd͡ʒɛstʃən/

建议，提议。

"I have a small suggestion for fixing this: try lifting the left side up a bit."

我有一个小建议，可以用来解决这个问题：试着把左边稍微抬高一点。

Illustration memorize

memorize verb

/ˈmɛm.əɹˌaɪ̯z/

记住，背诵

"The student needed to memorize the multiplication tables for math class. "

学生需要记住乘法表才能上好数学课。 (Xuéshēng xūyào jìzhù chéngfǎ biǎo cáinéng shàng hǎo shùxué kè.)

Illustration insistence

insistence noun

/ɪnˈsɪstəns/ /ɪnˈzɪstəns/

坚持， 坚决要求

"My sister's insistence on having a quiet room led to many arguments. "

我妹妹坚持要一个安静的房间，这导致了很多争吵。

Illustration dissonance

dissonance noun

/ˈdɪsənəns/

不和谐，刺耳，不协调

"The classroom erupted in dissonance when the children began playing different instruments at the same time. "

孩子们同时开始演奏不同的乐器，教室里顿时一片刺耳的杂音。

Illustration everyone

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

每个人，人人

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

班里每个人都需要带课本去第一节课。

Illustration encyclopedia

encyclopedia noun

/ənˌsəɪ.kləˈpi.di.ə/ /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).di.ə/

百科全书, 百科辞典.

"My dad used the encyclopedia to look up information about the history of the Roman Empire for my school project. "

我爸用百科全书帮我查了罗马帝国的历史资料，为了我学校的作业。

Illustration judgment

judgment noun

/ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/

判断， 判决.

"The teacher's judgment of the student's essay was based on clear criteria. "

老师对学生文章的判断是基于明确的标准。

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unnecessary adjective

/ʌnˈnɛ.sə.s(ə)ɹɪ / /ʌnˈnɛ.səˌsɛ.ɹi/

不必要的，多余的。

"The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary."

有了自动吓唬小孩装置，小丑就变得不必要了。

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contradiction noun

/ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən/ /ˌkɑːntɹəˈdɪkʃən/

矛盾，自相矛盾

"His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting."

他对这个提议的反驳很有意思。

Illustration inconsistent

inconsistent adjective

/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/

不一致，矛盾的。

"His attendance at school was inconsistent; he missed several days in a row, then showed up for a few days straight. "

他的上学出勤情况很不稳定，时断时续；他会连续缺课好几天，然后又连续几天都来上学。

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expecting verb

/ɛkˈspɛktɪŋ/

预计，期望。

"He never expected to be discovered."

他从未预料到会被发现。