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airy-fairy 知识分子

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An intellectual. “He counted himself among the airy-fairies.” As an adjective this derogatory word means completely visionary, without substance.

意为“知识分子”, 如:“他把自己看作知识分子。”此词有贬义, 做形容词用时, 意为“完全凭空想象的, 不切实际的。 ......     (共221字)    [阅读本文]>>

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