ridiculousとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from Latin rīdiculus (“laughable, ridiculous”); Equivalent to ridicule +‎ -ous.

発音

• (Canada, 英国発音) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈdɪkjʊləs/, /ɹiːˈdɪkjʊləs/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈdɪkjələs/
• (Wales) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈdɪkləs/
• 韻: -ɪkjələs

形容詞

ridiculous (comparative more ridiculous, superlative most ridiculous)

1. deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd

   Synonyms: silly, willy nilly, frivolous, goofy, funny, humorous, absurd, odd, surreal, unreasonable; see also Thesaurus:absurd

   Antonyms: straightforward, serious, somber, solemn

   That hairstyle looks ridiculous.

   It's ridiculous to charge so much for a little souvenir.

   You make ridiculous statements a lot, like saying that UFOs are real.

2. (informal) astonishing, extreme, unbelievable

   In a ridiculous feat of engineering, the team can calculate the difference in arrival time to within one-tenth of a nanosecond.

   Gaines is a classic motor player with a low center of gravity and ridiculous strength.

派生語

• ridic
• ridiculousness

関連する語

• deride
• derision
• ridicule
• ridiculable
• ridiculosity
• ridiculously

Further reading

• ridiculous at OneLook Dictionary Search
• “ridiculous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “ridiculous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• ridiculous in Britannica Dictionary
• ridiculous in Macmillan Collocations Dictionary
• ridiculous in Ozdic collocation dictionary
• ridiculous in WordReference English Collocations