| 单词 | gnome |
| 释义 | Word Frequency gnome 1(nəʊm) noun 1. one of a species of legendary creatures, usually resembling small misshapen old men, said to live in the depths of the earth and guard buried treasure 2. the statue of a gnome, esp in a garden 3. a very small or ugly person 4. facetious or derogatory an international banker or financier (esp in the phrase gnomes ofZü rich) Derived forms gnomish (ˈgnomish) or gnome-like (ˈgnome-like) adjective Word origin C18: from French, from New Latin gnomus, coined by Paracelsus, of obscure originWord Frequency gnome 2(nəʊm) noun a short pithy saying or maxim expressing a general truth or principle Word origin C16: from Greek gnōmē, from gignōskein to know |
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