【absurdity】 - A-level备考词汇

absurdity

US:  [əb'sɜːdəti]

复数：absurdities  

n.

1.荒谬;谬论;荒唐事[话等]

2.荒谬,荒谬绝伦的;荒谬性;荒唐不堪

3.滑稽相

4.不合理

1 . I tried to photograph him in a way that would show the absurdity and the sadness of the situation, without exposing him too much.
我试图用照片展示他这种荒诞与悲凉的状况，同时又不把他拍的太多。

2 . And yet standing sentry among the hordes Mr. Chen seemed a bit comical or his mission seemed the ultimate act of absurdity.
但在人群中放哨的老陈的存在似乎有些滑稽，或者说他的使命完全是荒谬的行为。

3 . Robinson smiles, as if to admit the absurdity of a man jumping into a bear fight. But in his eyes there's a hint that he might have done it.
罗宾逊满脸的笑容，好像承认了人类竟然参加狗熊的混战是多么的荒谬，但在他的眼神中，我分明看到他好像确实参与了战斗。

4 . Still, the subject of absurdity engaged him. 'China is a comedy place, ' he said in his genial though limited English.
不过有关荒诞性的话题引起了他的兴趣。他亲切地用有限的英文说，中国是一个充满喜剧的地方。

5 . And yet, he said, he sometimes takes an oblique look at these struggles against age and sees what he calls "the absurdity of it. "
但是，他说，他有时回头看这些为抗老防衰所做的努力，觉得很“荒谬”。