[mass noun]the quality or state of being ridiculous or wildly unreasonable 荒谬;荒唐 Duncan laughed at the absurdity of the situation. 邓肯对这荒唐的情形不以为然。 [count noun]the absurdities of haute cuisine. 高级烹饪术的荒谬。
语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'dissonance'): from Latin absurditas, from absurdus (see absurd)