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词汇 quiet American
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Definition of quiet American in English:

quiet American

noun
  • A person likened to Graham Greene's character Alden Pyle, the ‘quiet American’, especially in being involved in espionage, or in being naive or idealistic.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in The Listener. With allusion to Graham Greene's novel The Quiet American.

Definition of quiet American in US English:

quiet American

noun
  • A person likened to Graham Greene's character Alden Pyle, the ‘quiet American’, especially in being involved in espionage, or in being naive or idealistic.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in The Listener. With allusion to Graham Greene's novel The Quiet American.

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