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idiot [ˈɪdiət] n. 蠢人，白痴. 这个词源自古希腊语的idios，本意是“某人自己的，私人的”。古希腊语还有个词叫idiotes，意思是“外行”。后来拉丁语借入这个词，意思是“无知的人”，准确点说是“只知道自己，不知道任何与自己无关事物的人”。
May 31, 2017 · The Hindi word for idiot is "muurkh" with a strong r sound. In slang, among friends, people would say "ulluu" -- which literally means owl, and in South Asian culture denotes foolishness.
Aug 9, 2010 · Idiot savant can be avoided by the term used by Myridon. It has not yet completely become politically incorrect. It is difficult to think of a different term. In the case of those idiots savants who can perform prodigious feats of mental arithmetic, we can use the term lightning calculator.
Jun 22, 2006 · There is a phrase "blinking idiot" in The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare. It means "a bloody fool." But I'm wondering why blinking? Why does the word mean "serious?" And is the expression still current these days?
Aug 29, 2010 · Yes, we have بيعرضه (Bi orzeh) in Persian, but in my opinion, 'idiot' and 'fool' are bad equivalents for it. Best equivalent for بيعرضه will be 'butterfingered' (دست و پا چلفتي). The best equivalents for Idiot and fool are: احمق ابله بيشعور سبك مغز
Jul 12, 2022 · Hello, everyone Idiot Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary: “I really made an idiot of myself [=I acted very stupidly] at the party last night.” "I really made an idiot myself at the party last night.” Is this sentence correct? Why is the above example not like this? Thank you!
Aug 8, 2011 · Yes, you with the funny hat! This is a different use of 'you'; you can't combine them: Hey, you idiot with the funny hat! You could use the two of them separately, one after the other: Hey, you, idiot! But this is like making two different calls: you could also punctuate this as: Hey, you! Idiot! First you call them 'you', then you call them ...
Jun 17, 2007 · In brief, "bronzer idiot" means to sunbathe like an idiot. Like a german tourist on a french beach, or like a french tourist on a tunisian beach, for exemple ) M
Oct 18, 2017 · The meaning of "I'm a geography idiot" is perfectly clear to me, and I've definitely heard the same construction (though on different areas/topics) from native speakers. But for BE, then lingobingo's suggestion is definitely very natural-sounding
Jan 5, 2011 · Sometimes we use sarcasm to get the point across. For example, instead of addressing someone as "idiot" or "you idiot," we could say, "Listen, Einstein, you don't know what you're talking about." Or, instead of "bitch," we could say something like, ". . . , you enchanting gift from God."
