imbecile
🇺🇸
/ˈɪmbəsl/
🇬🇧
/ˈɪmbəsiːl/
adjective
R
A very rude way to call someone who is extremely foolish.
He made an imbecile decision.
他做了一个愚蠢的决定。
R
A term that was once used medically to describe someone with a severe intellectual disability, but is now considered very offensive.
Using the word 'imbecile' to describe someone is highly inappropriate.
用'imbecile'这个词来形容某人是非常不合适的。
noun
R
A person who is thought to be very foolish, often used in a rude way.
The way they acted was like a bunch of imbeciles.
他们的行为就像一群白痴。
R
A term that was once used to describe a person with a severe intellectual disability, but is now considered very offensive and should not be used.
translation
白痴, 低能儿（历史医学术语，现已禁用）
愚蠢的人, 智力障碍者（冒犯性用语，请勿使用）
词形变化
Plural
imbeciles