fool与idiot这两个名词均有“笨蛋、傻瓜”之意。
fool : 一般指缺乏智力、无判断力和识别能力、头脑糊涂的人。
- You fool, you missed your chance!
你这个傻瓜,你错过机会了! - He's a fool if he thinks she still loves him.
如果他以为她还爱着自己,那他就是个傻瓜。 - He said he would pay me back and like a fool, I believed him.
他说会还我钱,我象一个傻瓜一样相信了他。 - He's a fool to think she still loves him.
他以为她还爱着自己,真是个傻瓜。
idiot : 指智能低、动作迟钝、行为不符合正常的人。
- Some idiot left the tap running in the bathroom and there's water everywhere.
哪个白痴忘了关浴室的水龙头,水流得到处都是。 - You stupid idiot - that's a month's work you've lost!
你这个十足的白痴——你损失了一个月的工作!