英単語

stupidityの意味・使い方・発音

stupidity

英 [stʃʊ'pɪdɪtɪ; stʃuː'pɪdɪtɪ; stjʊ'pɪdɪtɪ; stjuː'pɪdɪtɪ] 美 [stu'pɪdəti]
  • n.愚かさ;托卵

語源


stupidity.

stupid, stupidity, 愚かさ, -ity, 名詞の接尾辞.

英語の語源


stupidity (n.)
1540s, "want of intelligence," from Latin stupiditatem (nominative stupiditas) "dullness, stupidity, senselessness," from stupidus "confounded, amazed; dull, foolish" (see stupid). It also at various times meant "lack of feeling or emotion" (1560s); "stupor, numbness" (c. 1600).

例文


1. Is it love of publicity or plain stupidity on her part?
彼女は人前に出るのが好きなのか、それとも愚かすぎるのか。

2.She silently cursed her own stupidity .
彼女は心の中で黙々と自分の愚かさをののしっている。

3.I stared at him,astonished by his stupidity .
私は彼を見つめて、彼の愚かな無知に驚いた。

4.My own stupidity lost me the match.
は私自身の愚かさが私をその試合に負けさせたのです。

5.I was astonished by his stupidity .
彼の愚かさに目を奪われた。

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