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英语专四常见词辨析五

2010-10-17来源:和谐英语
absurd, ridiculous

这两个形容词均含有“荒谬的”之意

1)absurd :普通用词,强调指违背常理的荒谬。

eg: 1.What an absurd suggestion!(多么荒唐的建议!)

      2.It was absurd of you to do such a thing.(你做那样的事是愚蠢的。)

2)ridiculous :强调荒谬到令人发笑的地步。

eg: 1.It is ridiculous to dispute about such things.(争论这样的事情是可笑的。)

      2.It's ridiculous that we should have to queue, when we have already got our tickets.(我们已经拿到了票, 居然还要排队, 未免可笑。)