名詞 gnome:

1. a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
   同義詞：dwarf
2. a short pithy saying expressing a general truth

1. The Chancellor of the Exchequer doesn't only have to convince the cabinet that his budget is sound, he has to convince the gnomes of Zurich.
   財政大臣不但得要全體內(nèi)閣確信他的預(yù)算是合理的，他還得使蘇黎世的銀行家們信服。

gnome

n.（名詞）
One of a fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground and guard treasure hoards.
守護(hù)神：民間傳說中的畸形矮子，住在地下守護(hù)著寶藏

來源：
French
法語
from New Latin gnomus
源自 現(xiàn)代拉丁語 gnomus

【引伸】
gnom.ish
adj.（形容詞）

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gnome
gnome 2

n.（名詞）
A pithy saying that expresses a general truth or fundamental principle; an aphorism.
警句，格言：簡練的格言，表達(dá)普遍的真諦或基本原則；警語，格言

來源：
Greek gnômô
希臘語 gnômô
from gignôskein [to know] * see gnô-
源自 gignôskein [知道] *參見 gnô-