三者均含有“傻”的意思,但是三者側重點不同。silly尤指像小孩壹樣的可笑的、荒唐的;fool壹般含有愚弄(用來取樂)的含義;stupid則指因腦子不好使而做了蠢事。
以下參考了牛津詞典的釋義:
silly?
adj. ? 1.愚蠢的;不明事理的;沒頭腦的;傻的 showing a lack of thought, understanding or judgement.
2.(尤指像小孩壹樣)可笑的,荒唐的,冒傻氣的 ?stupid or embarrassing, especially in a way that is more typical of a child than an adult.
3.不實用的;鬧著玩的 not practical or serious.
noun ? (常用於向孩子指出其愚蠢行為)傻孩子,淘氣鬼 often used when speaking to children to say that they are not behaving in a sensible way.
fool
noun ?1.[C]?蠢人;傻瓜?a person who you think behaves or speaks in a way that lacks intelligence or good judgement. ?
2.[C]?(舊時國王或王後豢養供人娛樂的)小醜,弄臣?
(in the past) a man employed by a king or queen to entertain people by telling jokes, singing songs, etc.
3.[U,?C]?(BrE)?(usually in compounds 通常構成復合詞)?奶油果泥,蛋奶果泥(甜食)?a cold light dessert (= a sweet dish) made from fruit that is cooked and crushed and mixed with cream or custard
verb ? 1.[VN]?~ sb (into doing sth) 欺騙;愚弄 ?to trick sb into believing sth that is not true.
2.[V]?~ (about/around) (with sth) ?說蠢話,幹傻事(常為逗樂) to say or do stupid or silly things, often in order to make people laugh.?
adj. ?[only before noun]?(informal)?傻的;愚蠢的 showing a lack of intelligence or good judgement.
stupid
adj.1.欠考慮的;糊塗的?showing a lack of thought or good judgement.
2.(disapproving)?(of a person 人)?笨的;傻的;腦子不好使的 ?slow to learn or understand things; not clever or intelligent.
3.[only before noun]?(informal)?(用以加強語氣)討厭的,惱人的?used to emphasize that you are annoyed with sb/sth.
noun ?[sing.]?(informal)?傻子,笨蛋(常用於開玩笑)?