Sherlock

noun
🔊/ˈʃɜːlɒk/
🔊/ˈʃɜːrlɑːk/
(also Sherlock Holmes
🔊/ˌʃɜːlɒk ˈhəʊmz/
🔊/ˌʃɜːrlɑːk ˈhəʊmz/
)
(informal, sometimes ironic)
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  1. a person who tries to find an explanation for a crime or something mysterious or who shows that they understand something quickly, especially something that is not obvious(自命)福尔摩斯;(自命)有侦探头脑的人
    • Oh, well done, Sherlock. Did you figure that out all by yourself?喔,干得好,大侦探。全是你自己推断出来的吗?🔊🔊
    • Look, I’m no Sherlock Holmes, but I think I know who wrote that letter.看,我不是福尔摩斯,但我想我知道谁写了那封信。
    Word OriginFrom Sherlock Holmes, a very clever detective in stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.