2016年6月2日 星期四

boorish inanities more or less verbatim

When Hillary Clinton attacked Donald Trump, her speech gained much of its power by quoting the businessman’s boorish inanities more or less verbatim

boorish

Pronunciation: /ˈbɔːrɪʃ/  
 /ˈbʊərɪʃ/  

ADJECTIVE

Rough and bad-manneredcoarse:boorish behaviour

inanity 

Pronunciation: /ɪˈnanɪti/ 

NOUN (plural inanities)

1nonsensical remark or action:they utter whatever inanities will get them elected
1.1[MASS NOUN] Lack of sense or meaning; silliness:he commented on the breathtaking inanity of the board’s decision

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