音标:[pri:'pɒstәrәs] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 反常的, 乖戾的, 荒谬的, 首末倒置的
s incongruous; inviting ridicule

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preposterous的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. That's a preposterous accusation!那样的指责简直荒谬可笑!
  2. The result is preposterous.结果很可笑。

经典引文

  • Nothing can be more preposterous than a mother who thinks it below her to take care of her..child.

    出自:W. Buchan
  • He expressed his gay mood by tying a preposterous turban round his head.

    出自:R. K. Narayan
  • Accusations that he was a 'fascist'..are little short of preposterous.

    出自:F. Tomlin
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