[attrib.]stupid; idiotic 愚蠢的,白痴般的 try not to make imbecile remarks. 不要说蠢话。
派生 imbecilic adjective imbecility ( pl. -ies) noun(pl. -ies) 语源
mid 16th cent. (as an adjective in the sense 'physically weak'): via French from Latin imbecillus, literally 'without a supporting staff', from in- (expressing negation) + baculum 'stick, staff'. The current sense dates from the early 19th cent