gnome
noun [ C ] uk/nəʊm/ us/noʊm/
（童话中的）土地神，地下宝藏守护神
an imaginary, very small, old man with a beard and a pointed hat, in traditional children's stories
（花园中装饰用的）守护神塑像，守护神石像
a model of a gnome used as a garden decoration
I don't think garden gnomes are in very good taste. 我觉得在花园中摆设守护神塑像品位有点低俗。
US低调的脑力工作者；不作张扬的才子
a person who works by using their mind, but does not talk to, and is not known by, the public
The gnomes in the back room are putting the finishing touches to the new software. 后面房间里那些低调的才子就要完成他的新软件了。
the gnomes of Zurich UK disapproving 苏黎世的大银行家
the powerful bankers (= people who own or control banks) from Switzerland who control a lot of money, much of it belonging to foreign governments
He had, perhaps unfairly, blamed the gnomes of Zurich for the sterling crisis.
So do we have the gnomes of Zurich to thank for the low mortgage rates?
The gnomes of Zurich are famously discreet.
He had objected to the term "the gnomes of Zurich" on the grounds that it was an offensive stereotype.