【每日一词】ignoramus - /ˌɪɡnə'reməs/ noun : an utterly ignorant person : dunce 不学无术的人；无知的人;笨蛋。
ignoramus
"Ignoramus" 是一个拉丁语词，意思是“我们无知”或“我们不知道”。在英语中，它通常用来指代 无知的人 或 愚昧无知的人，带有一定的贬义。
这个词最早来源于法律术语，17世纪时，英国剧作家乔治·雷西（George Ruggle）在讽刺喜剧 Ignoramus 中广泛使用了它，后来就成为了日常词汇。
短语
an ignoramus: 无知的人；愚昧的人
donkey ignoramus: 蠢驴
My Charming Ignoramus: 我迷人小傻瓜
be a complete ignoramus: 一窍不通
例句
He is an ignoramus when it comes to history.
他在历史方面是个无知的人。
I've never met such an ignoramus.
我从没见过这么无知的人。
And yet Danielle is currently playing The Traitors so poorly — making big, sloppy, conspicuous moves, alienating potential allies, and fancying herself an Oscar-winning actress while displaying community-center theatrics — that even scene-stealing ignoramus Tom Sandoval has taken notice.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
And finally, there is Remy (Guillaume Cyr), a well-meaning security guard at the Quebec Maple Association who is a bit of an ignoramus.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Under the Tories’ watch, the prime minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street in London was occupied by a dyspeptic culture warrior (Theresa May), who was succeeded by a fustian blowhard (Boris Johnson), who begot an economic ignoramus (Liz Truss).
—Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
