虽然团队里有很多聪明人,但玛丽是个靠勤奋而不是天赋的踏实工作者。

While there were many clever people in the team, Mary was a plodder who relied on hard work rather than talent.

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While there were many clever people in the team, Mary was a plodder who relied on hard work rather than talent.

plodder 是由动词 plod(缓慢而坚定地前进)加上后缀 -er 构成的名词。plod 本身就有"缓慢而坚定地行走"的意思,引申为"踏实努力地工作"。 -er 是常见的表示"做某事的人"的名词后缀,所以 plodder 字面意思是"缓慢而坚定前进的人",引申为"踏实努力的工作者",常用来形容那些虽然天赋不高但非常勤奋的人。

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