Word · Frequency #5766
armchair
/ˈɑːrmˌtʃer/
adjective
空谈的；不实际参与的；纯理论上的
核心释义
Remote from actual involvement, often describing someone who is no longer actively engaged.
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不直接参与实际事务的；尤指已退休的人员
Remote from actual involvement, including a person retired from previously active involvement.
不直接参与实际事务的；尤指已退休的人员
用法In use
After retiring, he became an armchair gardener, offering advice but never touching a shovel.
用法提示：armchair 作形容词，表示‘空谈的、不实际参与的’，修饰 gardener。
She enjoys armchair debates about football tactics, though she has never played the game.
用法提示：armchair 作形容词，表示‘不实际参与的’，修饰 debates。
It is easy to make armchair predictions about the economy from a comfortable office.
用法提示：armchair 作形容词，表示‘纯理论的、不实际接触的’，修饰 predictions。
armchair + noun
armchair 作形容词时通常只作定语，放在名词前，表示不实际参与、只是空谈，也可指退休后不再实际参与的人。
He became an armchair critic after retiring.
他退休后成了个空谈的批评者。
armchair + noun + who/that-clause
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- armchair critic
- 空谈的批评者；不实际参与却爱指手画脚的人
- He is just an armchair critic who has never managed a project himself.他不过是个空谈的批评者，自己从未管理过项目。
- armchair quarterback
- 事后诸葛亮；场外指挥者
- After the game, every fan became an armchair quarterback.比赛结束后，每个球迷都成了事后诸葛亮。
- armchair traveler
- 神游旅行者；足不出户靠想象旅行的人
- As an armchair traveler, she explores the world through documentaries.作为一个神游旅行者，她通过纪录片探索世界。
- armchair general
- 纸上谈兵的将军；不实际参战却爱指挥的人
- The retired colonel was dismissed as an armchair general.那位退役上校被人斥为纸上谈兵的将军。
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
仅用于名词前作定语，表示“空想的、不实际参与的”，如 armchair critic（空想批评家）。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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