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Down to Earth: Realistic; reasonable; sensible; Realistic or interested in everyday occurrences; If you are down to earth, you are very realistic and practical, and does not imagine unnecessary things.
As in She is a very down-to-earth person, not at all involved with the glamour of Hollywood.
中文释义: down to earh这个词特别和我们中文常说的“脚踏实地”相契合,都是用坚实的地面来形容来比作“务实”的性格。在美语中,美国人常用down-to-earth来形容一个人“朴实无华”“平易近人”。
例句:He needs to marry a down-to-earth person who will organize his life for him.(他需要娶个讲求实际的人做妻子好为他安排生活。)
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