蠹書蟲
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scholar buried in books and out of touch with real life
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Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now
- Literally
- book-eating worm; bookworm
- Meaning
- A scholar who buries himself in books and is out of touch with real life. Mildly mocking. Unlike English 'bookworm', it is critical.
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