| 释义 |
gnome1/nəʊm/n. 1a a dwarfish legendary creature supposed to guard the earth's treasures underground; a goblin (传说中地下宝藏的)守护神，地精，土地神；小妖精 b a figure of a gnome, esp. as a garden ornament 守护神塑像(尤指用于花园中的饰物) 2 (esp. in pl. 尤用复数) colloq. a person with sinister influence, esp. financial [口]有邪恶的影响力的人(尤指金钱方面) gnomes of Zurich 苏黎士的国际银行家们 □ gnomish adj.[French, from modern Latin gnomus (word invented by Paracelsus)] |