armchair linguistics

短语

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any linguistic enterprise employing introspection rather than empirical methods, such as elicitation.

    非正式 不可数 语言学

词源

Etymology based on the perceived image of a linguist sitting in an armchair and pondering about language phenomena rather than carrying out field work. Compare armchair general, etc.

来源：wiktionary