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idiot-proof

/id-ee-uht-proof/US // ˈɪd i ətˌpruf //

防白痴,防患于未然,防患未然,傻瓜式的

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : built, organized, written, etc., in such a way as to be usable by or understandable to any person of average intelligence or skill: an idiot-proof camera.

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Examples

  • Park employees helped John quit tobacco by way of a butts-proof glass enclosure, a drastic change in diet, and regular exercise.

  • Although often this is considered proof positive of guilt at trial, it is not an uncommon occurrence in false confessions.

  • And if you want proof of what the country is really all about, just walk through the National September 11 Memorial Museum.

  • They're also proof that no matter how fancy you are, you can't escape the urge to watch two girls make out.

  • Without proof of this kind, the story of the lost legions is just a legend.

  • Here convincing proof was given of Mme. Mesdag's accuracy, originality of interpretation, and her skill in the use of color.

  • Proof was given to him, of Elizabeth having admitted Ripperda to private political discussions in the Altheim apartments.

  • Wasn't the dead man stretched in the shadow convincing proof of their capacity for pure devilishness?

  • For my part, I scarcely know what to say; inasmuch as I do not care either to affirm or deny a thing of which I have no proof.

  • If I am proof against my own heart, in so dear a cause, shall I not be proof against the poor allurements of vanity and sense?