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A down-to-earth person is practical, straight, and honest, with both feet on the ground and no show. They give useful answers, not fancy talk, and they do not act grand. You can also call a plan or an idea down-to-earth if it is realistic and . Though actually, it is almost always a compliment: it means you can trust them to be sensible, not that they are dull or poorly educated. Teachers, nurses, and good managers get called this with warmth. It is common, friendly English, used about people far more than about objects.
務實的；腳踏實地的（台灣課堂上常用這兩個；大陸網路口語較常說「接地氣」）
組成down to earth：落到地上，沒有飄在雲裡。腳在土地上，人就實際。
同家族的字
- earth土地、地面；down to earth 是腳踏在地上，不是頭在雲上
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
down-to-earthadj/ˌdaʊn.ɾəˈɚθ/
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Practical; realistic; pragmatic.
- He had a down-to-earth attitude that translated into a straightforward, but effective strategy.
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Ordinary; normal; run-of-the-mill.
- "I'm sorry, but I'm not going to devote any of tonight's news to evil monkey shenanigans unless you can find something more down to earth to focus your report on."
- Relatable is to TikTok what aspirational was to Instagram—its most salient, sought-after quality. It signals a down-to-earth, democratic appeal.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。