释义 |
rip van win·kle \ˌripˌvanˈwiŋkəl\ noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized R&V&W Etymology: after Rip Van Winkle, fictional ne'er-do-well in the Catskill mountains of New York state in colonial days who slept for 20 years, as portrayed in a story of The Sketch Book (1820) by Washington Irving died 1859 American writer : someone not alert to current conditions < some Rip Van Winkle in an obscure corner … who has read nothing for four years — Manchester Guardian Weekly > |