donnish

英 [ˈdɒnɪʃ]

美 [ˈdɑːnɪʃ]

adj.  学究式的

BNC.48838

牛津词典

adj.

• 学究式的
  serious and concerned with academic rather than practical matters
  1. He has a somewhat donnish air about him.
     他身上有点学究气。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 学究式的;迂腐的;一本正经的
  If you describe a man asdonnish, you think he is rather serious and intellectual.
  1. He is precise and mildly donnish in manner.
     他一丝不苟，带着几分学究气。

英英释义

adj

• marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
  Synonym:academicpedantic

双语例句

• He is precise and mildly donnish in manner.
  他一丝不苟，带着几分学究气。
• He wore a donnish sweater, with the universities name printed on it.
  他穿著一件代表校方服装的毛衣，上面印有大学名。
• Donnish carefulness of speech
  在用词方面卖弄学识
• Despite this over-evident contrast between them, Dixon realized that their progress, deliberate and to all apperances thoughtful, must seem rather donnish to passing students.
  两人相比，差别鲜明，但狄克逊还是觉得，他们走起路来，那从容不迫的步子和深思熟虑的面孔，一定会使过路的学生认为他们都是学者。
• She knew he was being playful in his donnish way and she was surprised that he could take the whole affair so lightly.
  她知道，他是以专家学者的派头故意装出幽默的样子；她感到惊奇的是，他竟然把这一事态看得如此轻松。
• A donnish remark, manner, sense of humour.
  学究式的言语、仪态、幽默感。