absent-minded professor

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A stereotypical fictional character whose focus on academic matters leads them to ignore or forget their surroundings.
    — An absent-minded professor, in going out of the gateway of his college, ran against a cow. In the confusion of the moment, he raised his hat, and exclaimed: " I beg your pardon, Madam." Soon after, he stumbled against a lady in the street. In sudden recollection of his former mishap, he called out: "Is that you again, you brute?"
  2. A person who tends to be oblivious to reality. broadly
    — Snapshot: Jimmy, a third-grader, is an absent-minded professor before his time. He forgets everything, from his lunch box in the morning, to his raincoat

词形变化

absent-minded professors plural
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