Idioms & Slang

Homebody

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Home是“家”, body是表示“人”的后缀。Homebody是什么意思呢？请看对话：

A: What are your plans for the holiday?

B: I want to travel to Africa, but I have to convince my husband to go with me.

A: Does he have other plans?

B: Not really. He’s a homebody. I always have to persuade him for a long time before he agrees to travel with me.

A: Homebody?

B: Of course you know the word “home,” and “body” is for “somebody.”

A: So homebody is somebody who stays at home?

B: Yeah. Homebody is a person who seldom goes anywhere and prefers pleasures and activities that center around the home.

A: What about the word “shut-in?”

B: That’s different. A shut-in is a person confined indoors by disease or disability, not one who enjoys staying at home.

A: I see. More people become homebodies with the development of technologies.

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