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单词 muggle
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Definition of muggle in English:

muggle

noun ˈmʌɡ(ə)lˈməɡəl
informal
  • A person who is not conversant with a particular activity or skill.

    〈非正式〉门外汉;外行

    she's a muggle: no IT background, understanding, or aptitude at all

    她是个外行:对信息技术一无所知,完全没有理解力或是天分。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is absolutely typical of the tourist authorities, who are behaving like a bunch of muggles.
    • She will, but also thinks they will know nothing since they are both muggle dentists.
    • A neat spin on the driving test we muggles take as we ‘come of age’.

Origin

1990s: from mug1 + -le2; used in the Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling to mean 'a person without magical powers'.

Definition of muggle in US English:

muggle

nounˈməɡəlˈməɡəl
informal
  • A person who is not conversant with a particular activity or skill.

    〈非正式〉门外汉;外行

    this video game won't appeal to muggles
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is absolutely typical of the tourist authorities, who are behaving like a bunch of muggles.
    • A neat spin on the driving test we muggles take as we ‘come of age’.
    • She will, but also thinks they will know nothing since they are both muggle dentists.

Origin

1990s: from mug + -le; used in the Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling to mean ‘a person without magical powers’.

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