释义 |
wal·ter mit·ty \ˈwȯltə(r)ˈmid.ē\ noun (plural walter mittys) Usage: usually capitalized W&M Etymology: from Walter Mitty, hero of the short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1939) by James G. Thurber b1894 American artist and writer : a commonplace unadventurous person who seeks escape from reality through daydreaming and typically imagines himself leading a glamorous life and becoming famous < spent his life doing the things of which the world's wistful … Walter Mittys can only dream — James Gray > |