"person engaged in innovative research," especially in aviation, 1945; earlier "elderly naval officer" (1941), probably from one of the "Mr. Boffins" of English literature (as in "Our Mutual Friend").
雙語例句
1. A computer boffin is set to make ￡5million from his revolutionary photo technology.
一個計算機天才準(zhǔn)備靠他開發(fā)的革命性影像技術(shù)賺取500萬英鎊。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Narrator: Sandy and Sue are coming home from school. They meet Professor Boffin.