Ludicrous
Ludicrous 用于描述某事因为极度荒谬、不合理或不协调而显得非常可笑。它通常带有一种嘲讽的意味，暗示某事不仅是错误的，而且错得离谱、荒唐。
- “It’s ludicrous to suggest that he could have done it all by himself.” (暗示他能独自完成这一切简直是荒唐透顶。)
- “The cost of the project has reached ludicrous levels.” (该项目的成本已达到荒谬的地步。)
- “He looked ludicrous in that oversized suit.” (他穿着那件过大的西装看起来滑稽可笑。)
- lud-: 词根源自拉丁语 ludus，意为“游戏”或“玩耍”。
- -ic-: 连接成分。
- -ous: 形容词后缀，表示“充满……的”。
- 词根: lud (play)。
- 同根词: ludic (游戏的), prelude (前奏), interlude (间歇), delude (欺骗)。
这个词暗示了一种“像在演戏或玩游戏一样不真实”的荒诞感。在现代英语中，它常用来批评那些完全不切实际的方案或昂贵得离谱的价格。
- 副词形式: ludicrously
- 名词形式: ludicrousness
联想词根 lud (play)。一件事如果是 ludicrous，就像是一场拙劣的“游戏”或闹剧，让人觉得荒唐可笑。
The mayor proposed building a bridge over a tiny puddle. The citizens thought it was a ludicrous idea. “It’s like buying a giant ship for a bathtub!” they laughed. Despite the ludicrous nature of the plan, the mayor stayed serious until he accidentally tripped into the puddle himself.