adj. 枯燥无味的,兴味索然的;学究式的。 n. 〔常 D-〕令人乏味的学究[考古学家、统计学家等]。
Dryasdust was an imaginary and tediously thorough literary authority cited by Sir Walter Scott to present background information in his novels; thereafter, a derisory term for anyone who presents historical facts with no feeling for the personalities involved.