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hare·brained AHD[hârʹbrāndʹ] D.J.[ˈheəˈbreɪnd]K.K.[ˈhɛrˈbrend]adj.(形容词)- Foolish; flighty:愚蠢的;轻浮的:a harebrained scheme.一项愚蠢的计划
- The first part of the compoundharebrained is often misspelled hair in the belief that the meaning of the word is "with a hair-sized brain" rather than "with no more sense than a hare.”Thoughhairbrained has a long history, this spelling is not established usage.复合词harebrained 的前半部分常被错拼为 hair , 因为人们认为该词的含义更接近于“没什么头脑的”而不是“象野兔一样愚蠢的”。虽然后一种写法hairbrained 的产生已经有一段很长的历史, 但这种写法仍不是公认的用法
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