单词 | book-smart |
释义 | > as lemmasbook-smart book-smart adj. colloquial (originally U.S.) having knowledge acquired from books or study; scholarly, bookish; frequently implying lack of common sense or worldliness; cf. street-smart adj. at street n. and adj. Compounds 4. ΚΠ 1924 Ogden (Utah) Standard Examiner 24 Aug. 3/5 Remember, bimbo, that the big money in this life don't go to the book-smart babies; it goes to the lads that can make other guys do their stuff. 1980 J. J. Carey C. Marney iv. 130 He felt that ministers need to talk less and hear more; they don't need to be book smart but they need lots of common sense. 2007 Guardian (Nexis) 27 Mar. 6 She was real book-smart, but not street-smart, so I'd copy her work to pass. < as lemmas |
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