candlewaster

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who consumes candles by staying up late reading and studying; a student. derogatory,obsolete
    — If such a one will smile and stroke his beard, / And, sorrow wag, cry 'hem!' when he should groan, / Patch grief with proverbs, make misfortune drunk / With candle-wasters—bring him yet to me, / And I of him will gather patience.

词形变化

candlewasters plural candle-waster alternative

词源

From candle + waster.
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