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- a legendary dwarfish creature supposed to guard the earth's treasures underground地下宝藏守护神, 土地神（传说中人物, 个子矮小）。
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- a small garden ornament in the form of a bearded man with a pointed hat（装点花园的）侏儒雕像（为一长着胡须, 戴着尖帽的男子形象）。
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- informal a small ugly person〈非正式〉矮小丑陋的人。
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- informal a person regarded as having secret or sinister influence, especially in financial matters〈非正式〉（尤指在金融事务中）被认为有隐秘（或不好）影响的人：
the gnomes of Zurich.
苏黎世那帮金融大鳄。
派生词
gnomish
adjective词源
mid 17th cent.: from French, from modern Latin gnomus, a word used by Paracelsus as a synonym of Pygmaeus, denoting a mythical race of very small people said to inhabit parts of Ethiopia and India （compare with PYGMY）.