Question of the Day #1343

Why governments think that freedom of information is for nincompoops

From the headline of this article at The Conservation.

  上記の文で、nincompoopの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "nincompoop" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

【名】
〈話・古〉ばか者◆可算

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

a stupid or silly person: FOOL, SIMPLETON

 

Examples

1. The people running that company are a bunch of nincompoops!
2. Korda has declared that, because his nine sons are, frankly, nincompoops and rapscallions, Liesl will be the sole heir to his fortune. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
3. Tom was of course not a nincompoop, but a serious, thoughtful person who hungered to add substance to sketch comedy. From Los Angeles Times
4. But nincompoop or not, she would have to report to him if she worked for the Navy. From Literature
5. It turns out, most of us are social nincompoops. From New York Times

   

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