thumbsucker

[电影]吮拇指的人

发音

AU

词形变化

thumbsuckers 复数 thumbsuckers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone who sucks their thumb.

  2. 2.

    A piece of serious journalism that explains the background of current events and interprets them in a manner comforting to the intended readers.

    美国 俚语

词源

From thumb + sucker, suggesting the ignorance of a thumb-sucking child who needs things explained.

来源：wiktionary