ridiculous學測 L5KK [rɪˈdɪkjələs] ｜ /rɪˈdɪkjələs/
荒謬的；可笑的·滑稽誇張的·可悲的；令人不齒的
課本必收字，語氣範圍廣易混淆
Claiming you studied all night at a MRT station sounds ridiculous, but some students actually try it.
說自己在捷運站『徹夜苦讀』聽起來很荒謬，但真的有學生這樣做。
一個畫面：忍笑表情
誇張情境事情誇張到不合常理
忍笑反應看了讓人忍不住想笑
帶點鄙夷笑裡帶著同情或不屑
義項
荒謬妄想B2adjective荒謬的；可笑的
It is ridiculous to think you can learn all the new words the night before an exam.
以為段考前一晚才學完所有新單字，實在太荒謬了。
a ridiculous ideaa ridiculous price
滑稽誇張B2adjective滑稽誇張的
It looks ridiculous to wear a swimsuit in the snow.
在雪地穿泳衣看起來很滑稽。
look ridiculousa ridiculous outfit
淒慘可悲B2adjective可悲的；令人不齒的
The classroom was in a ridiculous mess, with broken chairs and trash everywhere.
教室髒亂到很可悲，椅子壞了又滿地垃圾。
a ridiculous excusea ridiculously low wage
片語
look ridiculous穿著怪樣 →看起來很可笑
sound ridiculous聽起來荒謬 →聽起來很荒謬
feel ridiculous尷尬到爆 →覺得自己很可笑
你會不會這樣說？
Sarah's excuse for being late was so ___ that even the teacher laughed. (ridiculous / ridicule)
看答案
ridiculous
ridiculous為形容詞，ridicule為動詞或名詞，勿混用。
'The classroom was in a ridiculous mess, with broken chairs and trash everywhere.' 這句最符合哪個意思？(A) 荒謬可笑 (B) 滑稽誇張 (C) 可悲可歎
看答案
(C)
此句描述髒亂淒慘的狀況，對應可悲義項而非單純荒謬。
字族
ridicule 嘲笑；奚落（動詞／名詞）・ridiculously 荒謬地；誇張地