"person engaged in innovative research," especially in aviation, 1945; earlier "elderly naval officer" (1941), probably from one of the "Mr. Boffins" of English literature (as in "Our Mutual Friend").
实用例句
1. A computer boffin is set to make £5million from his revolutionary photo technology.
一个计算机天才准备靠他开发的革命性影像技术赚取500万英镑。来自柯林斯例句
2. Narrator: Sandy and Sue are coming home from school. They meet Professor Boffin.
