区别辨析foolish、silly、stupid、simple与dull

foolish、silly、stupid、simple与dull这些形容词都可表示“愚蠢的、笨的、傻的”之意。

foolish : 一般指人的无头脑、愚蠢,或缺乏常识与判断力,或指行动的愚蠢可笑。

  • That was a rather foolish thing to do.
    做那样的事可真是蠢。
  • She was afraid that she would look foolish if she refused.
    她怕如果拒绝会使自己看起来像个傻瓜。
  • It was foolish of them to pay so much.
    他们花了这么多钱,真傻。

silly : 口语用词,可和foolish互换,但语气稍强,常含贬义。侧重指人的言行不合常规或不理智,强调单纯、低能和糊涂。

  • Don't do that, you silly boy!
    不要那么干,你这个傻小子!
  • a silly mistake
    愚蠢的错误
  • It was silly of you to go out in the sun without a hat.
    你不戴帽子顶着太阳出门真是太傻了。

stupid : 多指人或行为的愚蠢,尤指先天智能低下,或因某种原因失去正常的反应或感觉。有时也可与

  • She was really stupid to quit her job like that.
    她就那样辞掉了工作,简直是愚蠢透顶。
  • Whose stupid idea was it to travel at night?
    晚上赶路是谁的馊主意?
  • He now thinks that retiring early was a stupid thing to do.
    他现在认为提早退休是件愚蠢的事。
  • How could you be so stupid?
    你怎么会这么傻?

simple : 强调头脑简单或缺少智慧。

  • He was simple, but harmless.
    他有点儿傻,但不会伤人。

dull : 指对问题理解迟钝,缺乏灵敏机智头脑,可能是先下智力低下,也可能因疲倦或健康不佳所致。

  • a dull pupil
    脑子迟钝的小学生