柯林斯詞典gnome /n??m/ (gnomes) 1. N-COUNT In children's stories, a gnome is an imaginary creature that is like a tiny old man with a beard and pointed hat. 小矮人2. N-COUNT a short pithy saying or maxim expressing a general truth or principle 格言 返回 gnome劍橋詞典an imaginary , very small , old man with a beard and a pointed hat , in traditional children's stories (童話中的)土地神,地下寶藏守護神 a model of a gnome used as a garden decoration (花園中裝飾用的)守護神塑像,守護神石像 I don't think garden gnomes are in very good taste . 我覺得在花園中擺設守護神塑像品位有點低俗。 US a person who works by using their mind , but does not talk to, and is not known by, the public 低調的腦力工作者;不作張揚的才子 The gnomes in the back room are putting the finishing touches to the new software . 后面房間里那些低調的才子就要完成他的新軟件了。 ?the gnomes of Zurich disapproving the powerful bankers (= people who own or control banks ) from Switzerland who control a lot of money , much of it belonging to foreign governments 蘇黎世的大銀行家 返回 gnome