Sherlock

noun

/ˈʃɜːlɒk/

/ˈʃɜːrlɑːk/

(also Sherlock Holmes

/ˌʃɜːlɒk ˈhəʊmz/

/ˌʃɜːrlɑːk ˈhəʊmz/

)

(informal, sometimes ironic)

a person who tries to find an explanation for a crime or something mysterious or who shows that they understand something quickly, especially something that is not obvious（自命）福尔摩斯；（自命）有侦探头脑的人
- Oh, well done, Sherlock. Did you figure that out all by yourself?喔，干得好，大侦探。全是你自己推断出来的吗？
- Look, I’m no Sherlock Holmes, but I think I know who wrote that letter.听着，我不是夏洛克·福尔摩斯，但我想我知道是谁写的那封信。
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- Utopia
- Walter Mitty
词源From Sherlock Holmes, a very clever detective in stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

词汇	Sherlock
释义	Sherlock noun /ˈʃɜːlɒk/ /ˈʃɜːrlɑːk/ (also Sherlock Holmes /ˌʃɜːlɒk ˈhəʊmz/ /ˌʃɜːrlɑːk ˈhəʊmz/ ) (informal, sometimes ironic) a person who tries to find an explanation for a crime or something mysterious or who shows that they understand something quickly, especially something that is not obvious（自命）福尔摩斯；（自命）有侦探头脑的人 Oh, well done, Sherlock. Did you figure that out all by yourself?喔，干得好，大侦探。全是你自己推断出来的吗？ Look, I’m no Sherlock Holmes, but I think I know who wrote that letter.听着，我不是夏洛克·福尔摩斯，但我想我知道是谁写的那封信。 More Like This Expressions from literary sourcesExpressions from literary sources Alice in Wonderland Casanova Cassandra Don Juan Dorian Gray Falstaffian Frankenstein Jekyll and Hyde Lilliputian Lothario Orwellian Pandora’s box Peter Pan Pied Piper Pollyanna Rip Van Winkle Ruritanian Scrooge Shangri-La Sherlock Stepford Wife Svengali Tweedledum and Tweedledee Utopia Walter Mitty 词源From Sherlock Holmes, a very clever detective in stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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