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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries糊涂虫
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /hú.tu.chóng/
"他有时候像个糊涂虫。"
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A silly, scatterbrained, or typically absent-minded person.
"She played a lovable ditz in the romantic comedy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in American English during the mid-20th century, 'ditz' is likely a shortened and altered form of the older slang term 'ditzy' or possibly related to 'dizzy'. It gained widespread cultural currency in the 1970s and 1980s to describe a typically scatterbrained or silly person.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ditz" is said worldwide
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étourdi
Transliteration: /e.tuʁ.di/
"Il a parfois l'air d'un étourdi."
Tapsel
Transliteration: /ˈtapsəl/
"Sie kann manchmal ein echter Tapsel sein."
stordito
Transliteration: /storˈdi.to/
"Si comporta come un vero stordito."
atolondrado
Transliteration: /a.to.lonˈdɾa.ðo/
"A veces es un poco atolondrado."
avoador
Transliteration: /a.vo.aˈdoɾ/
"Ele é um pouco avoador às vezes."
भुलक्कड़
Transliteration: bhulakkad
"वह अक्सर बहुत भुलक्कड़ हो जाती है।"
糊涂虫
Transliteration: /hú.tu.chóng/
"他有时候像个糊涂虫。"
얼간이
Transliteration: /eol.gan.i/
"그녀는 매력적인 얼간이 역할을 맡았다."
おっとりした人
Transliteration: /ottorishita hito/
"彼女は少し天然なところがある。"
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