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单词 duffer
释义
dufferduf‧fer /ˈdʌfə $ -ər/ noun [countable] informal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINduffer
Origin:
1700-1800 Perhaps from Scottish English doofart ‘stupid person’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • By refraining I have no doubt I shall receive the silent blessings of the multitude of duffers among whom I find myself.
  • I think a lot of people feel vaguely when they see two duffers marrying that the duffers must prefer it that way.
  • I was never your prototypical duffer.
  • Oliver says he is a duffer, but keeps him on because he is so helpless and lonesome.
  • The agent's an awful duffer when it comes to dates.
someone who is stupid or not very good at something
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