dunderhead
用法要点
句型搭配
通常用作可数名词,前面可加冠词或形容词修饰,如 "a dunderhead" 或 "that dunderhead",表示具体某个笨蛋。
介词用法
常与介词 "of" 连用,表示所属或特征,如 "a dunderhead of a person",强调某人的愚蠢特质。
语域说明
dunderhead 属于非正式或口语化词汇,多用于日常对话、幽默表达或轻蔑指责,避免在正式写作或学术场合使用。
基础例句
My brother is such a dunderhead; he locked himself out again.
我弟弟真是个笨蛋,他又把自己锁在外面了。
Don't be a dunderhead and forget to bring the tickets.
别犯傻忘了带票。
She called him a dunderhead after he spilled coffee on her book.
他把咖啡洒在她的书上后,她骂他是个笨蛋。
高级例句
In the meeting, his dunderhead proposal was quickly dismissed by the team.
在会议上,他那愚蠢的提议很快被团队否决了。
The manager's dunderhead decision led to significant financial losses for the company.
经理的愚蠢决定导致公司遭受了重大财务损失。
Academic discussions rarely tolerate dunderhead arguments; they require logical reasoning.
学术讨论很少容忍愚蠢的论点,它们需要逻辑推理。
高频搭配
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常见错误
dunderhead 本身是名词,直接表示“笨蛋”,不需要再加“person”。正确用法是直接用作名词,如“He is a dunderhead.”
dunderhead 是名词,没有动词形式。错误用法试图将其动词化。正确表达应使用动词短语,如“acted like a dunderhead”。
近义词辨析
idiot
idiot 比 dunderhead 更常见和通用,语气可能更强或更直接,而 dunderhead 带有更幽默或老式的色彩。
He's an idiot for not checking the map. (更直接指责) vs. He's a dunderhead for getting lost. (带点幽默)
fool
fool 强调缺乏判断力或易受骗,可能用于更广泛的语境,而 dunderhead 特指愚蠢或迟钝,更口语化。
Don't be a fool and trust strangers. (强调轻信) vs. Don't be a dunderhead and forget your password. (强调健忘或迟钝)