[ほんくいむし, honkuimushi] (n) bookworm (literal and figurative) [Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bookworm \Book"worm`\, n.
1. (Zool.) Any larva of a beetle or moth, which is injurious
to books. Many species are known.
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2. A student closely attached to books or addicted to study;
a reader without appreciation.
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I wanted but a black gown and a salary to be as mere
a bookworm as any there. --Pope.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bookworm
n 1: a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book
learning than they merit [syn: {pedant}, {bookworm},
{scholastic}]
2: someone who spends a great deal of time reading
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย