what it means
Ludicrous comes from the word for play — the same one hiding inside prelude and illusion — and that origin is the whole meaning. Something ludicrous belongs to the world of play, and it has turned up somewhere serious by mistake. A ludicrous excuse is not merely a bad one. It is one that cannot be treated as a real attempt, and what it gets is a laugh rather than an argument. That is the test, and it is a good one. If you can be angry with it, it was only wrong. If the only possible reply is laughter, it was ludicrous.
Ludicrous viene de la palabra «juego» — la misma que se esconde en illusion — y ahí está todo el sentido: lo ludicrous pertenece al juego y ha aparecido por error en un sitio serio. La prueba: si puedes enfadarte, sólo era incorrecto; si lo único posible es reírse, era ludicrous.
Ludicrous vem da palavra "brincadeira" — a mesma escondida em illusion — e aí está todo o sentido: o que é ludicrous pertence ao jogo e apareceu por engano num lugar sério. O teste: se dá para se irritar, era só errado; se a única resposta possível é rir, era ludicrous.
Ludicrous vient du mot pour « jeu » — celui qui se cache dans illusion — et c'est tout le sens : ce qui est ludicrous appartient au jeu et s'est trouvé par erreur dans un lieu sérieux. Le test : si l'on peut s'en fâcher, c'était seulement faux ; si la seule réponse possible est le rire, c'était ludicrous.
Ludicrous berasal dari kata "main" — kata yang sama yang bersembunyi di dalam illusion — dan di situlah seluruh maknanya: yang ludicrous itu milik dunia permainan, dan tersasar ke tempat yang serius. Ujinya: kalau Anda bisa marah, itu cuma salah; kalau satu-satunya jawaban adalah tertawa, itu ludicrous.
Ludicrous, "oyun" anlamına gelen kelimeden gelir — illusion'ın içinde saklanan aynı kelime — ve anlamın tamamı buradadır: ludicrous olan şey oyunun dünyasına aittir ve yanlışlıkla ciddi bir yere düşmüştür. Ölçüt şu: kızabiliyorsanız yalnızca yanlıştı; tek olası karşılık gülmekse, ludicrous'tı.
ludicrous は「遊び」を意味する語から来ています——illusion の中に隠れているのと同じ語です。そこに意味のすべてがあります。ludicrous なものは遊びの世界のもので、まちがって真面目な場所に紛れこんだのです。見分け方は簡単で、腹を立てられるならただの間違い。笑うしかないなら、それが ludicrous です。
adjective
so absurd that it cannot be taken seriously
“The price was ludicrous, and we walked straight back out.”
adjective
laughable in a way that was not intended
“He arrived in a ludicrous hat and wondered why we stopped talking.”
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