book·ish /ˈbʊkɪʃ/
(a.)好讀書的,書獃子的
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.
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bookish
adj : characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading; "a
bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"; "a
quiet studious child" [syn: studious]