橘子朗文词典

fool

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [fuːl]
  • 美式音标 [fuːl]
  • 国际音标 [fu:l]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • n. 傻瓜，愚人，笨蛋；（旧时宫廷的）小丑，弄臣；受骗者；奶油果泥
  • vt. 欺骗，愚弄，戏弄
  • vi. 开玩笑，犯傻
  • adj. 愚蠢的；傻的

词源解说

  • 13世纪进入英语，直接源自古法语的fol，意为蠢人，疯子。

词根记忆

  • 每年四月一日是“愚人节”AprilFools’Day

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    foolish：愚蠢的；傻的。
  • adv性质的同根词
    foolishly：愚笨地；无聊地；可笑地。
  • n性质的同根词
    fooling：开玩笑的言行；戏谑。
    foolishness：愚蠢；可笑。
  • v性质的同根词
    fooling：愚弄（fool的ing形式）。

用法辨析

    n. (名词)

  • fool用作名词意思是“蠢人,呆子,傻瓜; 白痴; 莽汉”,是可数名词。
  • fool在俚语中也可作“有某种特长或癖好的人”解。
  • 在美式英语中fool可用于其他名词前作定语,是非正式用法。

    • v. (动词)

  • fool用作名词的意思是“愚人”,转化为动词则指把对方当作弱者或愚者进行“欺骗”或“玩弄”,用作不及物动词时也可指(自己)“干蠢事”。
  • fool用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。
  • fool的宾语常指人。宾语后接介词into表示“骗某人做某事”; 宾语后接复合介词out of表示“骗取某人的财物等”; 接副词away则表示“浪费(时间、金钱)”等。

英汉例句

    用作名词 (n.)

  • A fool may give a wise man counsel.
    愚者千虑,必有一得。

    • 用作动词 (v.)

    用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

  • He was only fooling.
    他只是在开玩笑。

    • 用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

  • You're fooling me!
    你在欺骗我!

词组短语

    用作名词 (n.)

    动词+～

  • act the fool 干蠢事,当傻瓜,扮丑角
  • laugh at a fool 嘲笑傻子
  • make a fool of sb 愚弄某人
  • play the fool 干蠢事,扮丑角
  • think sb a fool 认为某人是傻瓜

    • 形容词+～

  • big fool 大傻瓜

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (PERSON) a person who behaves in a silly way without thinking
  • in the past, a person who was employed in the court of a king or queen to make the court laugh by telling jokes and doing funny things
  • (SWEET DISH) a sweet, soft food made of crushed fruit, cream, and sugar
  • to trick someone
  • silly

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you call someone a fool, you are indicating that you think they are not at all sensible and show a lack of good judgment.
  • (formerly) a professional jester living in a royal or noble household
  • a dessert made from a pure of fruit with cream or custard
  • Fool is used to describe an action or person that is not at all sensible and shows a lack of good judgment.
  • If someone fools you, they deceive or trick you.
  • If you say that a person is fooling with something or someone, you mean that the way they are behaving is likely to cause problems.
  • If you make a fool of someone, you make them seem silly by telling people about something stupid that they have done, or by tricking them.
  • If you make a fool of yourself, you behave in a way that makes other people think that you are silly or lacking in good judgment.
  • If you play the fool or act the fool, you behave in a playful, childish, and foolish way, usually in order to make other people laugh.

专业释义

    文学

  • 愚人

    Thirdly, the fool’s literature in 20th century up to now.
    三、二十世纪以来的愚人文学。