| 单词 | walter mitty |
| 释义 | Walter MittySEE SYNONYMS FOR Walter Mitty ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural Walter Mittys.an ordinary, timid person who is given to adventurous and self-aggrandizing daydreams or secret plans as a way of glamorizing a humdrum life. Origin of Walter MittyFrom the title character of James Thurber's short story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” (1939) OTHER WORDS FROM Walter MittyWalter Mittyish, adjectiveWords nearby Walter Mittywalrus mustache, Walsall, Walsh, Walsingham, Walter, Walter Mitty, Walters, Waltham, Waltham Forest, Walthamstow, Walthard's cell rest Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with Walter MittyWalter Mitty A person, generally quite ordinary or ineffectual, who indulges in fantastic daydreams of personal triumphs. For example, He's a Walter Mitty about riding in a rodeo but is actually afraid of horses. This term comes from James Thurber's short story, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1939), describing just such a character. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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