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词汇 Fauntleroy
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Little Lord Fauntleroy

A person who is spoiled, conceited, and characterized by a pompous air of decadence, intellectualism, and moral superiority. A reference to the novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the main character of which was characterized by his charm, intelligence, and extremely good and innocent nature. You can speak in hypotheticals and theories all day, Little Lord Fauntleroy—meanwhile, I'll be in the streets working alongside people who face real hardships and need real solutions.

Little Lord Fauntleroy

An effete and spoiled goody-two-shoes young man. The youngster was the title character of the 19th-century novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. He lived in New York City with his mother, the daughter of a British lord who had eloped to the States against the wishes of her father. Summoned to England, the lad wins over his grandfather's cold heart through his innate goodness and good sense and becomes heir to the title. Although the title character was not at all spoiled or sissified, his hairstyle and clothing certainly gave that impression. That's why generations of privileged actual or supposed effete spoiled brats were taunted by sneers of “Look—here comes Little Lord Fauntleroy!”
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