absurdity

/əbˈsɜːrdɪti/
Syllables ab·sur·di·ty
Stress ab-SUR-di-ty

Phonics Breakdown

ab
/əb/
schwa
sur
/sɜːr/
r控元音
di
/dɪ/
short i
ty
/ti/
y vowel i

Meaning

something that is extremely unreasonable or illogical

Sound Reference

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ab=/əb/(about) + sur=/sɜːr/(surface) + di=/dɪ/(dinner) + ty=/ti/(city)

Example

The absurdity of the rule made everyone laugh.