idiocy
noun /ˈɪdiəsi/
/ˈɪdiəsi/
(plural idiocies)
(formal)- [uncountable] very stupid behaviour; the state of being very stupid
synonym stupidity愚蠢行为;愚昧 - It is sheer idiocy to go climbing in this weather.
在这种天气去爬山简直是愚蠢。
- It is sheer idiocy to go climbing in this weather.
- [countable] a very stupid act, remark, etc.
愚蠢的行动(或言论等) - the idiocies of bureaucracy
官僚体系所做的蠢事
- the idiocies of bureaucracy
词源early 16th cent. (originally denoting low intelligence): from idiot, probably on the pattern of pairs such as lunatic, lunacy.