cockamamie

英 ['kɒkə,meɪmɪ]
  • adj. 繁琐的;假的

中文词源


cockamamie 荒诞可笑的

拼写改编自法语decalcomanie, 来自词根calc, 踩,踏,词源同inculcate,decal. 原指一种陶瓷或玻璃工艺的贴花纸法,即把一种图案印到另一件物品上。后比喻拙劣的模仿,荒诞可笑的。

英文词源


cockamamie (adj.)
American English slang word attested by 1946, popularized c. 1960, but said to be New York City children's slang from mid-1920s; perhaps an alteration of decalcomania (see decal).

双语例句


1. Busbar TrunkingSystem is now designed mainly by hand, which is cockamamie and inefficient.
国内的母线槽施工设计大多由手工完成, 工作繁琐、效率低.

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