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dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants
Noun
figuratively
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
過去の偉大な発見に基づき、新たな発見を生み出す人物 / 先人の成果の上に立って新たな知見を導く人
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(figuratively, idiomatic) One who discovers by building on previous discoveries.
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dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants
After years of meticulous experiments, the young chemist was celebrated as a dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants for finally unifying several earlier discoveries.
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After years of meticulous experiments, the young chemist was celebrated as a dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants for finally unifying several earlier discoveries.
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