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idiot    音标拼音: ['ɪdiət]
n. 白痴,极蠢之人

白痴,极蠢之人

idiot
n 1: a person of subnormal intelligence [synonym: {idiot},
{imbecile}, {cretin}, {moron}, {changeling}, {half-wit},
{retard}]

Idiot \Id"i*ot\ ([i^]d"[i^]*[o^]t), n. [F. idiot, L. idiota an
uneducated, ignorant, ill-informed person, Gr. 'idiw`ths,
also and orig., a private person, not holding public office,
fr. 'i`dios proper, peculiar. See {Idiom}.]
1. A man in private station, as distinguished from one
holding a public office. [Obs.]
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St. Austin affirmed that the plain places of
Scripture are sufficient to all laics, and all
idiots or private persons. --Jer. Taylor.
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2. An unlearned, ignorant, or simple person, as distinguished
from the educated; an ignoramus. [Obs.]
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Christ was received of idiots, of the vulgar people,
and of the simpler sort, while he was rejected,
despised, and persecuted even to death by the high
priests, lawyers, scribes, doctors, and rabbis. --C.
Blount.
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3. A human being destitute of the ordinary intellectual
powers, whether congenital, developmental, or accidental;
commonly, a person without understanding from birth; a
natural fool. In a former classification of mentally
retarded people, idiot designated a person whose adult
level of intelligence was equivalent to that of a
three-year old or younger; this corresponded with an I.Q.
level of approximately 25 or less.
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Life . . . is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing. --Shak.
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4. A fool; a simpleton; -- a term of reproach.
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Weenest thou make an idiot of our dame? --Chaucer.
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100 Moby Thesaurus words for "idiot":
alcoholic, aliene, alternating personality, ament,
antisocial personality, ass, bedlamite, borderline case, born fool,
clot, congenital idiot, crackbrain, crackpot, cretin, defective,
dement, demoniac, disordered personality, disturbed personality,
donkey, double personality, drug user, dual personality, dullard,
dullhead, dumbbell, dummkopf, dummy,
emotionally unstable personality, energumen, escapist, fanatic,
flake, fou, golem, half-wit, hostile personality, hypochondriac,
hypochondriast, ignoramus, imaginary invalid, imbecile,
immature personality, inadequate personality, inferior personality,
jackass, jerk, jester, juggins, kook, loon, loony, lunatic, madman,
malade imaginaire, maladjusted personality, maniac,
mentally defective personality, meshuggenah, mongoloid idiot,
moral insanity, moron, motley, multiple personality, natural,
natural idiot, natural-born fool, neuropath, neurotic,
neurotic personality, nincompoop, ninny, noncompos, nut,
paranoid personality, perverse personality, phrenetic,
psychoneurotic, psychopath, psychopathic personality, psychotic,
psychotic personality, raving lunatic, schizoid,
schizoid personality, screwball, seclusive personality,
sexual psychopath, shut-in personality, simp, simpleton, sociopath,
split personality, stupid, tomfool, valetudinarian, valetudinary,
weak personality, weirdo, zany

IDIOT, Persons. A person who has been without understanding from his
nativity, and whom the law, therefore, presumes never likely to attain any.
Shelf. on Lun. 2.
2. It is an imbecility or sterility of mind, and not a perversion of
the understanding. Chit. Med. Jur. 345, 327, note s; 1 Russ. on Cr. 6; Bac.
Ab. h.t. A; Bro. Ab. h.t.; Co. Litt. 246, 247; 3 Mod. 44; 1 Vern. 16; 4
Rep. 126; 1 Bl. Com. 302. When a man cannot count or number twenty, nor tell
his father's or mother's name, nor how old he is, having been frequently
told of it, it is a fair presumption that, he is devoid of understanding. F.
N. B. 233. Vide 1 Dow, P. C. now series, 392; S. C. 3 Bligh, R. new series,
1. Persons born deaf, dumb, and blind, are, presumed to be idiots, for the
senses being the only inlets of knowledge, and these, the most important of
them, being closed, all ideas and associations belonging to them are totally
excluded from their minds. Co. Litt. 42 Shelf. on Lun. 3. But this is a mere
presumption, which, like most others, may be rebutted; and doubtless a
person born deaf, dumb, and blind, who could be taught to read and write,
would not be considered an idiot. A remarkable instance of such an one may
be found in the person of Laura Bridgman, who has been taught how to
converse and even to write. This young woman was, in the year 1848, at
school at South Boston. Vide Locke on Human Understanding, B. 2 c. 11, Sec.
12, 13; Ayliffe's Pand. 234; 4 Com. Dig. 610; 8 Com. Dig. 644.
3. Idiots are incapable of committing crimes, or entering into
contracts. They cannot of course make a will; but they may acquire property
by descent.
Vide, generally, 1 Dow's Parl. Cas. new series, 392; 3 Bligh's R. 1; 19
Ves. 286, 352, 353; Stock on the Law of Non Compotes Mentis; Bouv. Inst.
Index, h.t.

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  • IDIOT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The English idiot originally meant “ignorant person,” but the more usual reference now is to a person who lacks basic intelligence or common sense rather than education
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    Learn what idiot means with clear definitions, pronunciation, synonyms, and real-world examples Simple explanations to help you use idiot correctly
  • What is the Difference Between a Moron, Imbecile and Idiot?
    In the early 1900s, psychologists used the terms to describe various levels of retardation Those with an IQ of 0 to 25 (an IQ of 100 is average) were called idiots, 26 to 50 were called imbeciles and 51 to 70 were called morons
  • Stupid vs. Idiot — What’s the Difference?
    "Stupid" refers to a lack of intelligence or common sense, while "idiot" is a derogatory term historically used to describe someone with a very low intellectual capacity





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