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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
ridiculous
ri·dicu·lous BrE [rɪˈdɪkjələs] NAmE [rɪˈdɪkjələs] adjective very silly or unreasonable Syn: ↑absurd, Syn: ↑ludicrous • I look ridiculous in this hat. • Don't be ridiculous! You can't pay £50 for a T-shirt! •It was ridiculous that this should be so difficult to say. •They ate and drank a ridiculous amount. see from the sublime to the ridiculous at ↑sublime n. Derived Words: ↑ridiculously ▪ ↑ridiculousness Word Origin: mid 16th cent.: from Latin ridiculosus, from ridiculus ‘laughable’, from ridere ‘to laugh’. Thesaurus: ridiculous [ridiculous ridiculously ridiculousness] adj. •You look ridiculous in that hat! absurd • • ludicrous • • laughable • |especially spoken silly • |especially written foolish • Opp: sensible ridiculous/absurd/ludicrous/silly that… a/an ridiculous/absurd/ludicrous/silly/foolish idea/notion a/an ridiculous/absurd/silly/foolish question Ridiculous or absurd? Sth that is ridiculous invites unkind laughter; sth that is absurd is often completely illogical. Absurd is slightly more formal and is more frequent in British English than American English. Example Bank: •The whole idea was patently ridiculous. •The whole situation appealed to her sense of the ridiculous. •This is getting ridiculous! •Don't be so ridiculous! •It's ridiculous to suggest that she was involved in anything illegal. •That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. •You look ridiculous in that hat!
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