gnome /ˈnom/
  格言,箴言,侏儒,土地神
  Gnome n.
  1. An imaginary being, supposed by the Rosicrucians to inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the guardian of mines, quarries, etc.
  2. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.
  3. Zool. A small owl (Glaucidium gnoma) of the Western United States.
  4.  A brief reflection or maxim.
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  gnome
       n 1: a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the
            depths of the earth and guards buried treasure [syn: dwarf]
       2: a short pithy saying expressing a general truth