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单词 smell of the lamp
释义 smell of the lamp
I. phrasal
: to bear marks of study and labor rather than of genius or inspiration : seem artificial
 < to them a discussion of sovereignty in the abstract would have smelt of the lamp — C.A.Beard >
— usually used of a literary composition
II. phrasal
: the appearance of having been produced by pedantry and plodding scholarship rather than vital inspiration
 < when he speaks about economic or social issues the smell of the lamp hangs about every cliché-cluttered sentence — H.G.Nicholas >
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