cretin
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/ˈkriːtn/
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/ˈkretɪn/
A person who is considered very unintelligent.
Whoever left the gate open was a real cretin.
那個沒關大門的人真是個白癡。
A person with severe intellectual disability due to a lack of thyroid hormone during childhood.
The term 'cretin' historically referred to individuals with this medical condition, but it is now considered offensive.
“克汀病”一詞歷史上指患有這種疾病的個體,但現在被認為是冒犯性的。