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Even though it may seem silly or wrong, you must try!
——Dead Poets Society
即便这看似愚笨或错误，你们都必须尝试。
——《死亡诗社》
一、关于silly，你应该知道的用法有
adj.
1.蠢的，愚昧的 showing a lack of thought, understanding or judgement
I tripped up in the interview and said something rather silly.
我在面试中不慎说了一些蠢话.
2.儍的，可笑的 stupid or embarrassing
While she was absorbing that silly sign, I was studying a whole car full of interesting human beings.
当她全神贯注地看那幅可笑的广告时，我就在打量车上的各色人等。
3.【口】随便的，不切实际的，不适用的 not practical or serious
Very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas; would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy- A.M.Schlesinger.
她母亲对她这种愚蠢得不切实际的念头的鼓励是十分不明智的；跟非经济学家讨论经济政策的细节将是不明智的-A.M.斯凯勒辛格。
n.
[Singular]【口】傻瓜，笨蛋，（通常指小孩子）淘气鬼 often used when speaking to children to say that they are not behaving in a sensible way
Mr Collins is a conceited, pompous, narrow-minded, silly man.
柯林斯先生是个自高自大，喜爱炫耀、心胸狭窄的蠢汉。
二、你知道silly和哪些词更搭吗？
silly season
n. 新闻缺乏时期(指七,八月)
三、最后，做个填词游戏吧
She had a _____ grin on her face.
她一脸憨笑。 | 
发表于 2016-12-28 19:28:21