boffin
/ˈbɒfɪn/noun
1- informal, chiefly Brit. a person engaged in scientific or technical research〈非正式, 主英〉科技工作者, 科研人员：
a computer boffin.
计算机科学家。
1.1
- a person with knowledge or a skill considered to be complex, arcane, and difficult（掌握复杂、艰深的学问或技术的） 专家：
he had a reputation as a tax boffin, a learned lawyer.
他以税务专家、博学的律师而享有盛誉。
派生词
boffiny
adjective词源
Second World War: of unknown origin.