名詞 gnome:

1. a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
   同義詞：dwarf
2. a short pithy saying expressing a general truth

1. The Chancellor of the Exchequer doesn't only have to convince the cabinet that his budget is sound, he has to convince the gnomes of Zurich.
   財(cái)政大臣不但得要全體內(nèi)閣確信他的預(yù)算是合理的，他還得使蘇黎世的銀行家們信服。

gnome

n.（名詞）
One of a fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground and guard treasure hoards.
守護(hù)神：民間傳說(shuō)中的畸形矮子，住在地下守護(hù)著寶藏

來(lái)源：
French
法語(yǔ)
from New Latin gnomus
源自 現(xiàn)代拉丁語(yǔ) gnomus

【引伸】
gnom.ish
adj.（形容詞）

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gnome
gnome 2

n.（名詞）
A pithy saying that expresses a general truth or fundamental principle; an aphorism.
警句，格言：簡(jiǎn)練的格言，表達(dá)普遍的真諦或基本原則；警語(yǔ)，格言

來(lái)源：
Greek gnômô
希臘語(yǔ) gnômô
from gignôskein [to know] * see gnô-
源自 gignôskein [知道] *參見(jiàn) gnô-