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armchair

/ˈɑː(ɹ)mtʃɛə(ɹ)/ /ˈɑɹmtʃɛɚ/

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noun

扶手椅，沙发椅

A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

Examples :

"My grandfather always sits in his favorite armchair to read the newspaper. "

我爷爷总是坐在他最喜欢的扶手椅里看报纸。

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verb

纸上谈兵，闭门造车

To create based on theory or general knowledge rather than data.

Examples :

"The professor armchaired the theory of student motivation, relying mostly on his own experiences rather than conducting surveys or gathering data from current students. "

这位教授纸上谈兵地构建了学生动机理论，主要依靠他自己的经验，而不是进行调查或从现在的学生那里收集数据。

theory mind philosophy

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verb

纸上谈兵，空谈。

To theorize based on analysis of data that was gathered previously; to reflect.

Examples :

"After the experiment concluded, the scientists had to armchair the results, discussing possible explanations for the unexpected data without conducting further tests. "

实验结束后，科学家们不得不纸上谈兵地分析结果，在没有进行进一步实验的情况下，讨论这些意外数据的各种可能解释。

theory mind philosophy

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adjective

纸上谈兵的，遥控的

Remote from actual involvement, including a person retired from previously active involvement.

Examples :

"Sentence: "After years of working as a teacher, she became an armchair critic of education policy, offering opinions but no longer in the classroom." "

当了多年的老师后，她成了个纸上谈兵的教育政策评论家，只会发表意见，却不再身处教学一线了。

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adjective

纸上谈兵，空谈，夸夸其谈

Unqualified or uninformed but yet giving advice, especially on technical issues, such as law, architecture, medicine, military theory, or sports.

Examples :

"After the American football game, the armchair quarterbacks talked about what they would have done differently to win, if they had been star athletes instead of out-of-shape old men."

美式橄榄球比赛结束后，那些只会纸上谈兵的键盘教练们开始高谈阔论，仿佛他们才是明星运动员，如果上场的话肯定会如何如何才能赢得比赛，全然不顾自己只是些身材走样的老头子。

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