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asinine (adj.)
[asinine 词源字典]
c. 1600, "obstinate, stupid," from Latin
asininus
"stupid," literally "like an ass," from
asinus
"ass," also "dolt, blockhead" (see
ass
(n.1)). The literal sense in English is recorded from 1620s.
[asinine etymology, asinine origin, 英语词源]