fogyish
/foh-gee/US // ˈfoʊ gi //
愚公移山,愚人节,愚昧无知,愚昧无知的人
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n.名词 noun
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plural fo·gies.
- : an excessively conservative or old-fashioned person, especially one who is intellectually dull: The board of directors were old fogies still living in the 19th century.
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Examples
How had he, a useless old fogy, dared to blackball a man like Iver?
They have won the annual debate right along, so that my old fogy uncle declares all the brains are in Harvard.
They laughed at me because I found fault with these things and called me an old fogy.
"Old fogy teacher" or "he has the old ways yet" are expressions that are too common to require any explanation.
I go to the latter occasionally—the institute is an old fogy concern, but the grounds are fine.
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