상식에 어긋나거나 이치에 맞지 않아 매우 황당하고 어리석은.
Contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.
예문:
"The notion that the Earth is flat is absolutely preposterous in the age of modern space travel."
"It is preposterous to suggest that we should cut the entire safety budget to save a few dollars."
"She found the preposterous price of the designer handbag to be an insult to her intelligence."
자연스러운 순서나 본래의 차례가 뒤바뀌어 본말이 전도된.
Having the natural or proper order reversed; inverted or back-to-front.
예문:
"The preposterous logic of putting the conclusion before the evidence confused the entire jury."
"In a preposterous sequence of events, the award was given to the person who had not even entered the competition."