crackpot
US /ˈkræk.pɑːt/
UK /ˈkræk.pɒt/
名詞
瘋子, 怪人, 神經病
a person who has strange, unconventional, or foolish ideas or theories
範例:
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His new theory about aliens building the pyramids sounds like something a crackpot would say.
他關於外星人建造金字塔的新理論聽起來像是瘋子說的話。
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Don't listen to that old crackpot; he's always coming up with wild ideas.
別聽那個老瘋子的，他總是提出一些瘋狂的想法。
形容詞
荒謬的, 古怪的, 瘋狂的
having strange, unconventional, or foolish ideas or theories
範例:
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He has some really crackpot ideas about how to solve the world's problems.
他對如何解決世界問題有一些非常荒謬的想法。
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The newspaper dismissed his claims as crackpot theories.
報紙將他的主張斥為荒謬的理論。