Dunce



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 笨人
• ［英］ n. 笨人 ( a dull, ignorant person)
• ［记］ 注意不要和下面 的dune ( 沙丘) 相混
• ［例］ Mike feels like a dunce when it comes to algebra.

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: John Duns Scotus, whose once accepted writings were ridiculed in the 16th century
• Date: 1570
• a slow-witted or stupid person

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