absent-minded professor

Noun

broadly

A stereotypical fictional character whose focus on academic matters leads them to ignore or forget their surroundings. / (by extension) A person who tends to be oblivious to reality.

Japanese Meaning

学問に没頭するあまり、周囲の状況や現実を見失ってしまう典型的な（架空の）教授を表す。 / 比喩的に、現実に気づかずぼんやりしている人を指す。

What is this buttons?

The absent-minded professor walked into the lab clutching a stack of papers while his coffee cooled on the desk.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

忘れっぽい教授は、コーヒーが机の上で冷めていくのも気にせず、書類の束を抱えて研究室に入って行った。

Details

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A stereotypical fictional character whose focus on academic matters leads them to ignore or forget their surroundings.

An absent-minded professor, in going out of the gateway of his college, ran against a cow. In the confusion of the moment, he raised his hat, and exclaimed: " I beg your pardon, Madam." Soon after, he stumbled against a lady in the street. In sudden recollection of his former mishap, he called out: "Is that you again, you brute?"

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