beetle—brained傻瓜，笨蛋

【使用地区】：英国

【释义】：

An extremely stupid，obstinate person．The term，first recorded in 1604， derives from the Old English betl，“a hammer，”a betl or beetle—brained person having a head as hard as a hammer head．

此词意为“极端愚蠢顽固的人”，首先见于1604年，源自古英语betl，意为hammer(锤子)。故a betl person或a beetle—brained person，是指此人的头脑硬如锤头。