2020-10-14
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด I – ignorant – stupid
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ออกเสียง Ignorant = ‘IG-ner-uhnt’
ออกเสียง Stupid = ‘STOO-pid’ or ‘STYOO-pid’
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SYNONYM STUDY FOR IGNORANT
Ignorant, illiterate, unlettered, uneducated
mean lacking in knowledge or in training.
Ignorant may mean knowing little ornothing,
or it may mean uninformed about a particular subject:
An ignorant person can be dangerous. I confess I'm ignorant of mathematics.
Illiterate originally meant lacking a knowledge of literature or similar learning,
but is most often applied now to one unable toread or write:
necessary training for illiterate soldiers.
Unlettered emphasizes the idea of beingwithout knowledge of literature:
unlettered though highly trained in science.
Uneducated refers especially to lack of schooling or to lack of access to a body of knowledge equivalent to that learned in schools:
uneducated but highly intelligent.
None of these words mean "lacking in intelligence."
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HISTORICAL USAGE OF IGNORANT
Ignorant comes via Old French from Latin ignōrant-, the inflectional stem of ignōrāns, the present participle of ignōrāre “to be unaware of, be ignorant of, not know.” Ignōrāre also means “to disregard” and is the source of English ignore. Ignōrāre is related tothe Latin verb gnoscere (more commonly noscere) “to know,” from the same Proto-Indo-European root gnō- “to know” as English know and Slavic (Polish) znać “to know.”
An interesting use of ignorant appears in Mark Twain’s “Old Times on the Mississippi,” an essay he wrote for The Atlantic Monthly in 1875 and that was later incorporated into chapter 4 of Life on the Mississippi (1883): “This fellow had money, too, and hair oil. Also an ignorant silver watch and a showy brass watch chain.”
By transferring the “lacking in knowledge” sense of ignorant from human beings to an object, the ever-clever Twain beautifully and succinctly described a timepiece that doesn’t tell the correct time.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary
ig′no•rant•ly, adv.
syn: ignorant, illiterate mean lacking in knowledge or training.
ignorant may mean knowing little or nothing,
or it may mean uninformed about a particular subject:
An ignorant person can be dangerous. I confess I'm ignorant of higher mathematics.
illiterate most often means unable to read or write;
however, it sometimes means not well-read ornot well versed in literature:
classes for illiterate soldiers; an illiterate mathematician.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for ignorant
IGNORANT, ILLITERATE, UNLETTERED, UNTUTORED, UNLEARNED
mean not having knowledge.
IGNORANT may imply a general condition
or it may apply to lack of knowledge
or awareness of a particular thing.
an ignorant fool ignorant of nuclear physics
ILLITERATE applies to either an absolute or a relative inability to read and write.
much of the population is still illiterate
UNLETTERED implies ignorance of the knowledge gained by reading. an allusion meaningless to the unlettered
UNTUTORED may imply lack of schooling in the arts and ways of civilization. strange monuments built by an untutored people
UNLEARNED suggests ignorance of advanced subjects. poetry not for academics but for the unlearned masses
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The Polite and Not-So-Polite Uses of Ignorant
Ignorant shares a root with the word ignore,
one of those etymological connectionswhich appear obvious once they are pointed out, yet remained overlookedby most.
Both words come from the Latin ignorare (“to ignore, be ignorant of”). There are several meanings of ignorant, all of which are concerned with a lack of knowledge in some sense; some of these are more insulting than others, and careshould be exercised before applying this word to people who you do not wish to offend.
Saying “They were ignorant of most of the laws of physics”
means that the people in question did not have a specific body of learning.
Saying “You are an ignorant person” is possibly describing someone as primitive, crude, or uncivilized.
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Choose the Right Synonym for stupid
Adjective
STUPID, DULL, DENSE, CRASS, DUMB
mean lacking in power to absorb ideas or impressions.
STUPID implies a slow-witted or dazed state of mind that may be either congenital or temporary. stupid students just keeping the seats warm stupid with drink
DULL suggestsa slow or sluggish mind such as results from disease, depression, or shock. monotonous work that leaves the mind dull
DENSE implies a thickheaded imperviousness to ideas. too dense to take a hint
CRASS suggests a grossness of mind precluding discrimination or delicacy. a crass, materialistic people
DUMB applies to an exasperating obtuseness or lack ofcomprehension. too dumb to figure out what's going on
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Frequently Asked Questions About stupid
Is stupider a word?
Stupider is a perfectly good word that has been in use for hundreds of years.
More stupid is also commonly used for the same purpose.
Is stupidest a word?
The word stupidest has been in usefor hundreds of years; there is nothing wrong with it.
Most stupid means the same thing, and people who don't like stupidest should feel free to use it instead.
How do you use stupider in a sentence?
Stupider can be used in any sentence in which degrees of stupidity are being compared.
Many respected writers have used it, among them Louisa May Alcott, L. M. Montgomery, G.K. Chesterton, Thomas Hardy, and Jane Austen. In George Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman, Don Juan says "Still, you must have noticed in your profession that even a stupid general can win battles when the enemy's general is a little stupider."
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What to Know
Stupider and stupidest are real words in good standing.
While there are many (contradictory) rules oncomparative and superlative adjectives, there is no rule against stupider and stupidest, and the words have a long history of usage.
"Realness" of Stupider and Stupidest
Some people find stupider and stupidest objectionable,
for reasons that are not entirely clear.
Both have been in widespread use for hundreds of years,
there are no usage guides that we know of forbidding their use,
and there are plenty of words which sharecharacteristics of stupid,
such as polite (both are disyllables ending in an alveolar stop),
that manage to end in -er or -est without bothering anyone.
One possibility is that disyllabic adjectives ending in a voiceless alveolar stop (polite) sound pleasing to our ear when ending in -er, but the voiced alveolar stops (stupid) do not. Even if this is true, it seems a bit unwieldy to add to the chapter of ‘how to make your adjectives happy and healthy.’
Common Errors in English Usage Dictionary
Ignorant - stupid
A person can be ignorant (not knowing some fact or idea) without being stupid (incapable of learning because of a basic mental deficiency).
And those who say, “That’s an ignorant idea” when they mean “stupid idea” are expressing their own ignorance
