Walter Mitty

noun

/ˌwɔːltə ˈmɪti/

/ˌwɔːltər ˈmɪti/

a person who imagines that their life is full of excitement and adventures when it is in fact just ordinary幻想多彩生活的人
- My client is very much a Walter Mitty character.我的当事人是一个沃尔特·米蒂式的人物。
- I was living in a sort of Walter Mitty world.我生活在沃尔特·米蒂的世界里。
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- Walter Mitty
CultureIn the story, published in 1942, Walter Mitty escapes from his sad, ordinary life by imagining that he is a much more interesting person than he really is and does much more exciting and important things than he actually does.
词源From the name of the main character in James Thurber’s story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.

词汇	Walter Mitty
释义	Walter Mitty noun /ˌwɔːltə ˈmɪti/ /ˌwɔːltər ˈmɪti/ a person who imagines that their life is full of excitement and adventures when it is in fact just ordinary幻想多彩生活的人 My client is very much a Walter Mitty character.我的当事人是一个沃尔特·米蒂式的人物。 I was living in a sort of Walter Mitty world.我生活在沃尔特·米蒂的世界里。 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 CultureIn the story, published in 1942, Walter Mitty escapes from his sad, ordinary life by imagining that he is a much more interesting person than he really is and does much more exciting and important things than he actually does. 词源From the name of the main character in James Thurber’s story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
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