1. dunce 傻瓜、差生

The followers of Scottish theologian and scholar Duns were considered enemies of learning by 16th-century humanists and reformers, who referred to them as ‘dunces’. So if classroom or scholarly foolishness is the sticking point, then dunce is the right word for you.

蘇格蘭神學(xué)家和學(xué)者Duns的追隨者被16世紀(jì)的人文主義者和改革者認(rèn)為是學(xué)習(xí)的敵人，這些改革者稱他們?yōu)椤坝奕恕?。如果課堂或?qū)W業(yè)落后是表達(dá)的關(guān)鍵含義，那么dunce是合適的詞。

2. ignoramus 無(wú)知者

‘Ignoramus’was the endorsement given by a grand jury when they considered the prosecution’s evidence for an indictment not sufficient to warrant the case going forward. The modern sense of ignoramus may come from the name of a character in George Ruggle’s 1615 comedy Ignoramus, which satirizes the ignorance of lawyers.

“Ignoramus（無(wú)知的人）”是大陪審團(tuán)認(rèn)為控方的證據(jù)起訴不足以繼續(xù)時(shí)給出的標(biāo)注?，F(xiàn)代意義上的Ignoramus的含義可能來(lái)自1615年喬治的喜劇電影中一個(gè)角色的名字，來(lái)諷刺無(wú)知的律師。

3. dullard 笨蛋；愚人

Not only foolish, but also dull! Dullard comes from the Middle Dutch word dullaert, from dul (‘dull’).

這個(gè)詞不僅代表愚蠢，而且表示無(wú)趣!愚人dullaert荷蘭詞匯dullaert，來(lái)自dul(“乏味的”)。

4. drongo 愚蠢的人

A loanword from Malagasy, this Australian and New Zealand English word refers either to a variety of songbird or to a stupid or incompetent person.

來(lái)自馬達(dá)加斯加的外來(lái)詞，這個(gè)澳大利亞和新西蘭英語(yǔ)單詞是指各種各樣的告密者或愚蠢不稱職的人。

5. klutz笨手笨腳的人

From the Yiddish word klots, meaning ‘wooden block’, klutz refers to someone who is clumsy, awkward, or foolish. Yiddish has been a particularly fertile source of these words, including schmuck, putz, and schlemiel.

來(lái)自意第緒語(yǔ)單詞klots，意思是“木塊”，klutz指笨拙的人，或者愚蠢的人。意第緒語(yǔ)中表示愚笨的詞匯很豐富，包括schmuck笨蛋，putz笨蛋，schlemiel倒霉的人。

6. nincompoop 傻子，笨人

Nothing stings quite like this playground insult. Say it out loud to yourself –hear how hurtful those syllables are?

沒有任何傷害比這樣的侮辱更傷人。如果對(duì)自己大聲說(shuō)出來(lái)，聽到的音節(jié)是多么的傷人?

7. blockhead 木頭人；笨蛋

The OED puts it best: ‘A wooden head, a wooden block for hats or wigs; hence, a head with no more intelligence in it than one of these, a blockish head.

《牛津英語(yǔ)詞典》的解釋最恰當(dāng):“一個(gè)木制的頭，戴帽子或假發(fā)的木頭，因此，這種腦袋中放不下才智，含義為愚蠢的人。

8. dunderhead笨蛋；傻瓜

Blockhead is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to ‘head’name-calling. There’s also the wonderful-sounding dunderhead, and a score of others, including chucklehead, knucklehead, muttonhead, pudding-head, thickhead, airhead, and pinhead.

Blockhead（傻瓜）只是冰山的一角，當(dāng)談到“head頭”罵人。還有聽起來(lái)更好的dunderhead笨蛋，還有其他，包括chucklehead傻瓜，knucklehead傻瓜，muttonhead傻瓜，pudding-head傻瓜，thickhead笨蛋，airhead傻瓜，pinhead 小東西。

9. dumbo 傻瓜

This term, which comes from the simple combination of dumb+ o, was popularized in the 1950s by the Disney film Dumbo. Poor cartoon elephants!

這一項(xiàng)，來(lái)自dumb + o的簡(jiǎn)單組合，在1950年代由迪斯尼電影小飛象流行起來(lái)?？蓱z的卡通大象!

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