ridiculous

ridiculous — adjective

1. Something that is ridiculous is so silly, strange, or impossible to believe that

1.形容詞B1
釋義

Something that is ridiculous is so silly, strange, or impossible to believe that people laugh at it or think it is a bad idea.

例句

Anong felt ridiculous wearing a heavy winter coat under the hot summer sun.

feel + ridiculous + [situation/activity]

It is ridiculous to spend so much money on shoes you will wear only once.

it is ridiculous to + infinitive

同義詞
  • absurd

    Stronger emphasis on logical contradiction; slightly more formal.

  • laughable

    Focuses more on the reaction of laughing; less about being unreasonable.

  • silly

    Much milder; suggests childishness rather than strong disapproval.

  • preposterous

    Very formal; suggests something is so unreasonable it is shocking.

反義詞
  • reasonable

    Opposite of unreasonable — based on good sense.

  • sensible

    Opposite of silly — showing good judgment.

  • logical

    Opposite of absurd — following clear reasoning.

文法句型

it + be + ridiculous + to-infinitive

subject + be + ridiculous

find + object + ridiculous

用法筆記

Frequently used in everyday conversation about prices, behaviour, ideas, and appearances. Stronger than silly but less formal than absurd. Common intensifiers include absolutely, utterly, completely, quite, and totally.

常見錯誤

❌He was ridiculous by his classmates.
✅He was ridiculed by his classmates.
💡ridiculous is an adjective describing something laughable; to say someone was made fun of, use the verb ridicule.
❌The test was ridiculous difficult.
✅The test was ridiculously difficult.
💡Use the adverb ridiculously before an adjective, not the adjective ridiculous.