He was predisposed towards literary studies by the bookish environment of his early rears. 他早年生长在读书空气很浓的环境中,所以后来倾向于从事文学研究。
He was bookish, a swot and very close to his mother. 他有点书呆子气,勤奋好学,和他母亲非常亲近。
bookish
[ adj ] characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading <adj.all> a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocketa quiet studious child
Bookish \Book"ish\, a. 1. Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books. ``A bookish man.'' --Addison. ``Bookish skill.'' --Bp. Hall.
2. Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books; formal; labored; pedantic; as, a bookish way of talking; bookish sentences. ※ -- {Book"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Book"ish*ness}, n.
He was even then a major figure in English letters, and some of his bookish friends, including Ezra Pound, wanted to get him out of there and into literature full time.
Souter said the remark was "kind of a statement of math." Souter's response stood out in part because the bookish bachelor has taken great pains in the hearings to portray himself as compassionate and aware of a broad range of human concerns.
SOCCER professionals are not bookish types.
Even the best-read will be surprised at how little they remember, while the least bookish can show a surprising literary flair. Apart from the many repackagings of Monopoly and Cluedo (Pounds 14.95) old-fashioned board games are rare.
Even while the staffs of New York publishing houses moan about the tackiness of Vegas, there seems to be a consensus among the bookish crowd that this ABA convention has been more respectful about books than some in years past.
Langella's Prospero who, in the last scene, forgives his enemies, is neither an overbearing father nor a bookish recluse.
His appearance undermined pre-hearing beliefs some held that the nominee, a lifelong bachelor, is some kind of bookish hermit with no friends or real-life experiences.
It certainly seems to show an effete - or is he merely bookish? - squire confronted by an angry gamekeeper who waves a turnip under his nose.