"傻子"的英文翻译是"idiot"。
"Idiot"来源于希腊语"idios"，意思是"独特的"或"个人的"。在古希腊时代，"idiot"指的是一个人因为个人特征而被认为是愚蠢的。随着时间的推移，这个词的意思逐渐变成了现在的意思，即"愚蠢的人"。
例句：
"You're an idiot for thinking that's a good idea." (你真是个傻子，认为那是个好主意。)
"He's an idiot savant, able to calculate complex math problems in his head but unable to tie his own shoes." (他是个天才傻子，能在脑海中计算复杂的数学问题，但是不能系鞋带。)
"The company's decision to cut staff was a move made by idiots." (公司裁员的决定是傻瓜做出的。)