im.be.cile
n.(名词)A stupid or silly person; a dolt.蠢人;傻瓜A person whose mental acumen is well below par.低能者:智力远在常态之下的人A person of moderate to severe mental retardation having a mental age of from three to seven years and generally being capable of some degree of communication and performance of simple tasks under supervision. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.弱智者:有中度到严重精神障碍的人,有三到七岁的智力年龄,在指导下通常能做某种程度的交流并能完成简单的任务。这个术语属于一个已停用的区分系统,现在被认为是攻击性的adj.also (形容词) 也作 imbecilic
Stupid; silly.愚蠢的;傻的Well below par in mental acumen.弱智的:智力远在常态之下的
来源:From obsolete French imbécille [weak, feeble] 源自 已废法语 imbécille [软弱的,微弱的] from Old French 源自 古法语 from Latin imbôcillus 源自 拉丁语 imbôcillus in- [not] * see in- in- [不] *参见 in-possibly bacillum [staff] [diminutive of] baculum [rod] * see bak- 可能为 bacillum [棍棒] [] baculum的小后缀 [棒条] *参见 bak-
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im.becilely
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