Definition of Sherlock in English:

Sherlock

noun ˈʃəːlɒkˈʃərˌlɑk

informal

A person who investigates mysteries or shows great perceptiveness.
〈非正式〉谢洛克（·福尔摩斯）；侦探
it doesn't take a Sherlock to figure out that she's lying to me
不需要侦探，也能推断出她在向我撒谎。
Example sentencesExamples
- One of the Sherlocks wrote, asking whether his solution was correct, and if he would have gained entry, and I responded.
- For example, jokes are remarkably unreliable laugh-getters, especially among North Americans, who were least likely to find jokes funny, according to the humor Sherlocks in Britain.

Derivatives

Sherlockian

adjectiveʃəːˈlɒkɪənʃərˈlɑkiən

Relating to or characteristic of Sherlock Holmes, especially in showing great perceptiveness.
a Sherlockian detective
Example sentencesExamples
- Sherlockian powers of detection
- I'm not sure that the true Sherlockian will want the new novel to reveal too much.
- In Sherlockian parlance, we could call this The Curious Case of the Forgotten Corpse.
- But the great service that Klinger and the sharp-sighted Sherlockians whose work he draws on perform is to bring to light the astonishing carelessness with which the Holmes stories were written.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Sherlock Holmes (see Holmes, Sherlock).

Definition of Sherlock in US English:

Sherlock

nounˈʃərˌlɑkˈSHərˌläk

informal

A person who investigates mysteries or shows great perceptiveness.
〈非正式〉谢洛克（·福尔摩斯）；侦探
it doesn't take a Sherlock to figure out that she's lying to me
不需要侦探，也能推断出她在向我撒谎。
Example sentencesExamples
- One of the Sherlocks wrote, asking whether his solution was correct, and if he would have gained entry, and I responded.
- For example, jokes are remarkably unreliable laugh-getters, especially among North Americans, who were least likely to find jokes funny, according to the humor Sherlocks in Britain.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Sherlock Holmes (see Holmes, Sherlock).

单词	Sherlock
释义	Definition of Sherlock in English: Sherlock noun ˈʃəːlɒkˈʃərˌlɑk informal A person who investigates mysteries or shows great perceptiveness. 〈非正式〉谢洛克（·福尔摩斯）；侦探 it doesn't take a Sherlock to figure out that she's lying to me 不需要侦探，也能推断出她在向我撒谎。 Example sentencesExamples One of the Sherlocks wrote, asking whether his solution was correct, and if he would have gained entry, and I responded. For example, jokes are remarkably unreliable laugh-getters, especially among North Americans, who were least likely to find jokes funny, according to the humor Sherlocks in Britain. Derivatives Sherlockian adjectiveʃəːˈlɒkɪənʃərˈlɑkiən Relating to or characteristic of Sherlock Holmes, especially in showing great perceptiveness. a Sherlockian detective Example sentencesExamples Sherlockian powers of detection I'm not sure that the true Sherlockian will want the new novel to reveal too much. In Sherlockian parlance, we could call this The Curious Case of the Forgotten Corpse. But the great service that Klinger and the sharp-sighted Sherlockians whose work he draws on perform is to bring to light the astonishing carelessness with which the Holmes stories were written. Origin Early 20th century: from Sherlock Holmes (see Holmes, Sherlock). Definition of Sherlock in US English: Sherlock nounˈʃərˌlɑkˈSHərˌläk informal A person who investigates mysteries or shows great perceptiveness. 〈非正式〉谢洛克（·福尔摩斯）；侦探 it doesn't take a Sherlock to figure out that she's lying to me 不需要侦探，也能推断出她在向我撒谎。 Example sentencesExamples One of the Sherlocks wrote, asking whether his solution was correct, and if he would have gained entry, and I responded. For example, jokes are remarkably unreliable laugh-getters, especially among North Americans, who were least likely to find jokes funny, according to the humor Sherlocks in Britain. Origin Early 20th century: from Sherlock Holmes (see Holmes, Sherlock).
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