back-seat driver

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An occupant of a large vehicle, such as a firetruck, who helps steer the vehicle from far in the back. dated
    — When New York pitcher Vernon Gomez retires as a smokeballer he wants to become a smoke eater. Here he gets a tryout as a back-seat driver on a hook and ladder truck at St. Petersburg[…]
  2. A person sitting (typically) in the back seat of a car issuing (unsolicited and usually unwanted) instructions to the driver.
  3. An opinionated person who offers (unsolicited and often unwanted) advice on the best way to handle a situation. figuratively

词形变化

back-seat drivers plural backseat driver alternative
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