gnome
英 [nəʊm]
美 [noʊm]
n. (神话故事中的)地下宝藏守护神; (装饰花园的)守护精灵像
Collins.1 / BNC.16998 / COCA.23254
牛津词典
noun
- （神话故事中的）地下宝藏守护神
(in stories) a creature like a small man with a pointed hat, who lives under the ground and guards gold and treasure - （装饰花园的）守护精灵像
a plastic or stone figure of a gnome , used to decorate a garden
柯林斯词典
- 地精，土地神（童话故事中的神灵，英国人有时在花园中摆放小的土地神雕像）
In children's stories, agnomeis an imaginary creature that is like a tiny old man with a beard and pointed hat. In Britain people sometimes have small statues of gnomes in their gardens.
英英释义
noun
- a short pithy saying expressing a general truth
- a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man