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発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈfæt.ju.əs/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈfæ.tʃu.əs/

形容詞

fatuous (comparative more fatuous, superlative most fatuous)

1. Obnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.

   Near-synonyms: vacuous; see also Thesaurus:stupid

   • 1998, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, The Big Lebowski (screenplay):

     Maude Lebowski: Lord. You can imagine where it goes from here.
     The Dude: He fixes the cable?
     Maude: Don't be fatuous, Jeffrey.

   • 2004, Frank Tallis, Love Sick: Love as a Mental Illness, page 46:

     A fatuous love affair can easily result in a fatuous marriage. A couple who hardly know each other and, indeed, may not even really like each other, make a commitment that has little chance of being honoured.

   • 2020 December 2, Christian Wolmar, “Wales offers us glimpse of an integrated transport policy”, in Rail, page 56:

     While much publicity is given to fatuous 'reversing Beeching' ideas, the reality is that the real investment is focused on expanding the road network - [...].

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