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    nincompoop

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++nin·com·poop /ˈnɪŋkəmpuːp/ noun [countable] old-fashioned  STUPID/NOT INTELLIGENTa stupid person 笨人，傻瓜
    Examples from the Corpus
    nincompoop• It was sheer bloody hell listening to all those fatuous nincompoops saying what a great guy you are.    Origin nincompoop (1700-1800) ninny + nicompoop “stupid person” ((1600-1700))
    nin·com·poop nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus person stupid a


    nincompoop
    nin‧com‧poop /ˈnɪŋkəmpuːp/ noun [countable] old-fashioned
     Date: 1700-1800
     Origin: ninny + nicompoop 'stupid person' (1600-1700)
    a stupid person


    nin·com·poopBrE /ˈnɪŋkəmpuːp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnɪŋkəmpuːp/ 🔊 noun (old-fashioned, informal) a stupid person 头脑简单的人；幼稚的人；傻子