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down to earth

/daʊn tuː ɜːrθ/
adjective★中级— 脚踏实地◆成语
◆ 真正含义
形容人性格朴实、不虚荣、不浮夸,能够脚踏实地做事,不脱离实际。
¶ 字面意思
从天上降到地面
字面拆解
down向下+to earth到地球/地面
◇ 意境
想象一个人从云端(虚无缥缈的高处)降落到坚实的大地上,比喻从浮夸、不切实际的状态回归务实、稳健的状态。
◈ 使用场景
在工作场合,同事评价一位新上任的经理时说:“虽然他职位高,但一点架子都没有,真的很down to earth。”
◉ 文化注释
源于19世纪美国社会对‘务实精神’的推崇,与当时工业化进程中注重实干的价值观相符。
非正式

脚踏实地的,务实的(指人性格朴实、不虚荣、不浮夸)

She's so down to earth that she chats with everyone at the party, from the CEO to the janitor.

她非常脚踏实地,在派对上能和所有人聊天,从CEO到清洁工。

His down-to-earth attitude makes him easy to work with.

他脚踏实地的态度让他容易共事。

💡

强调人的品质,与‘高高在上’、‘虚荣浮夸’相对。

搭配

a down-to-earth person一个脚踏实地的人stay down to earth保持脚踏实地

同义词

practicalunpretentioushumblemodest

反义词

arrogantpretentioussnobbish

相关短语

keep one's feet on the ground成语
保持脚踏实地
have one's head screwed on成语
头脑清醒、务实

💡专业提示

避免误解字面义

‘down to earth’字面意思是‘从天上降到地面’,但实际意义与天空无关。切勿望文生义,误解为‘降落’或‘实际存在’。

⚡黄金法则

用法场景

用于形容人时,通常指其性格朴实、不虚荣、不摆架子。例如:形容明星、政治家、成功人士等。

📖词源

源自19世纪美国英语,字面义为‘落在地上’,引申为‘不虚无缥缈、踏实务实’。早期用于形容天气(如‘down-to-earth weather’指稳定的天气),后逐渐用于形容人的性格。

📝用法说明

常用于褒义,形容人谦逊、务实、不矫揉造作。可作定语(a down-to-earth person)或表语(He is down to earth)。

单词拆解

down
向下
adverb
+
to
到
preposition
+
earth
地球、地面
noun
英汉词典

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