preposterous怎么读,preposterous的音标和真人发音
英音  [prɪˈpɒstərəs]    
美音 [prɪˈpɑ:stərəs]    
音节划分:pre-pos-ter-ous

preposterous是什么意思,preposterous的意思是

adj.反常的;荒谬可笑的;不合理的;悠谬
所属分类: GRE
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preposterous的词源和记忆技巧

preposterous 荒唐的,矛盾的
来自拉丁语praeposterus,矛盾的,前后颠倒的,来自prae,在前,post,在后。引申词义荒唐的,荒谬的。

preposterous 的用法和双语例句“点击”或“选中”例句中的单词,就可以看到词义解释

Given such a preposterous scenario , we return to our question - how could this possibly happen ?
了解了这样荒谬的情况,我们再回到最初的问题这怎么可能发生呢?
Yet there is ample territory between the preposterous idea of spouse-swapping , and the results of our early face experiments .
不过,在我们早期的脸孔实验结果,与这种荒唐的婚礼调包计之间,依然存在着广阔的空间。
Isn 't it preposterous even to compare ahmadinejad with a democratically elected western leader ?
把艾哈迈迪内贾德和一个民主选举的西方领导人相比较难道不是很荒谬吗?
As recently as six months ago , the notion that the united states would face a decade or more of japanese-style economic malaise seemed preposterous .
仅仅在6个月前,认为美国即将面临十多年日本式经济低迷的观点,似乎是荒唐可笑的。
Its royal pavilion , a preposterous temple of fun completed by george iv , has modern equivalents in the form of a booming club scene , catering to hedonists from all over the region .
由乔治四世修建的用以玩乐的荒唐之寺--它的皇家展览馆与蓬勃发展的俱乐部具有相同形式,迎合了来自所有地区的享乐者。
The comparison between cuba and iraq is fanciful , and not only because it is preposterous to equate roosevelt with either george bush or mr cheney .
把古巴和伊拉克作比较,不仅是因为把罗斯福和乔治布什、切尼相提并论显得荒唐可笑。
At first sight , the idea that europe has anything to teach america about tackling unemployment seems preposterous .
一眼看来,欧洲去教美国怎样处理失业问题,这个想法似乎很荒谬。
Some of their ideas are nasty , others merely preposterous . A few are downright dangerous .
他们的一些观点令人生厌,另一些只是荒谬得可笑,个别的则属于绝对危险。
Using bald gdp growth to justify immigration was " preposterous and irrelevant " , the committee 's chairman said .
经济委员会的主席认为,仅仅用国民生产总值来说明移民对英国有利是“荒谬且不恰当的”。
That said , we should applaud google for trying to be transparent on the issue , regardless of the obama administration 's preposterous national-security concerns .
由此看来,尽管奥巴马政府患上了荒谬的国家安全焦虑症,但谷歌公司努力做到透明化的尝试依然是值得肯定的。