The latter gives a performance of scatterbrained comedic genius.From the paragraph under "22. Finding Nemo (2003)" of this article at That Shelf.
上記の文で、scatterbrainedの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "scatterbrained" mean?
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解答
意味：英辞郎によると、
〈話〉注意散漫なscatterは、「まき散らす・散乱させる」の意味があることから。
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:having or showing a forgetful, disorganized, or unfocused mind : having the characteristics of a scatterbrain
Examples
- As Detective Gina Calabrese on Miami Vice, Saundra Santiago is all clearheaded efficiency. But off-camera her co-stars think she's scatterbrained. "They consider me a space cadet," says Santiago, who frequently loses keys, misses flights and gets into cabs without cash. — Tim Allis
- My husband is scatterbrained and I have always run the house financially.
- The staff were friendly, but a little slow and scatterbrained.
- President Biden had another dismal week thanks to the accelerating border crisis, the beginnings of his assault on the Second Amendment, Vice President Kamala Harris’s behavior and his scatterbrained performance at a Thursday news conference. — Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2021
- Sadat cast Afghan nonactors to paint a scatterbrained picture of parentless adolescence, and outstanding production design immerses us in this historical remembrance. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2021
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