dunces

英 [ˈdʌnsɪz]

美 [dʌŋks]

n.  愚笨的人; (尤指)迟钝的学生
dunce的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （人）愚笨的，迟钝的
  If you say that someone is adunce, you think they are rather stupid because they find it difficult or impossible to learn what someone is trying to teach them.
  1. Michael may have been a dunce at mathematics, but he was gifted at languages.
     迈克尔在数学上可能不太灵光，但在语言方面很有天赋。

双语例句

• The defects of great men are the consolation of dunces.
  伟人有缺点是愚人的安慰。
• Spellchecks are turning us into a nation of dunces with a third of adults failing to reach the expected spelling ability of an 11 year-old child, a shock study reveals.
  拼写检查功能正将英国变成一个傻子的国度。一个研究惊人地发现，该国三分之一的成年人拼写水平达不到11岁儿童的标准。
• The story of Victor makes you wonder how many geniuses we have wandering around acting like dunces because someone told them they weren't too bright.
  维克托的故事会使你想到，在我们周围，不知有多少天才只因为别人说他们不太聪明就过着傻瓜一样碌碌无为的生活。
• Tell these chickenhearted dunces why you alone among them stand on the right side of the hall.
  告诉这些胆小的笨蛋，为什么在他们当中只有你一个人站在大厅的右侧。