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单词 gnome
释义 gnome
1.
n.
  1. a a dwarfish legendary creature supposed to guard the earth's treasures underground; a goblin. b a figure of a gnome, esp. as a garden ornament.
  2. (esp. in pl.) colloq. a person with sinister influence, esp. financial (gnomes of Zurich).
Derivatives
gnomish adj.
Etymology: F f. mod.L gnomus (word invented by Paracelsus)
2.
n. a maxim; an aphorism.
Etymology: Gk gnome opinion f. gignosko know
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