单词 | hobbit |
释义 | hobbit[ hob-it ] / ˈhɒb ɪt / nouna member of a race of imaginary creatures related to and resembling humans, living in underground holes and characterized by their good nature, diminutive size, and hairy feet. a nickname for Homo floresiensis. Origin of hobbit1937; coined by J. R. R. Tolkien in his fantasy novel “The Hobbit” Words nearby hobbitHobbema, Hobbes, Hobbesian, Hobbes, Thomas, Hobbism, hobbit, hobbits, hobble, hobblebush, hobbledehoy, hobble skirt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hobbitBritish Dictionary definitions for hobbithobbit / (ˈhɒbɪt) / nounone of an imaginary race of half-size people living in holes a nickname used for a very small type of primitive human, Homo floresiensis, following the discovery of remains of eight such people on the Island of Flores, Indonesia, in 2004 Derived forms of hobbithobbitry, nounWord Origin for hobbitC20: coined by J. R. R. Tolkien, with the meaning ``hole-builder'' Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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