throwaway
英 ['θr???we?]
美['θro?we]
- n. 廢品；廣告傳單；脫口而出的話
- adj. 拋棄型的；脫口而出的；漫不經心的
英文詞源
- throwaway (adj.)
- also throw-away, 1901 in reference to very low prices; by 1903 in reference to printed material meant to be read once then tossed, and to wasted votes; with reference to disposable consumer goods, attested from 1969. From the verbal phrase, attested from late 14c. in the sense "reject, cast from oneself," from throw (v.) + away (adv.). More literal meaning of "dispose of as useless, release from one's possession as unneeded" is first recorded 1520s. Throw-away society attested from 1967.
雙語例句
- 1. Now they are producing throwaway razors.
- 他們正在生產一次性剃須刀。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She was very upset at what to him was just a throwaway remark.
- 對他來說這只是隨口說說而已，而她聽了卻很不高興。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. Some people overreacted to what was only a throwaway remark.
- 有些人對隨便說出的一句話反應過敏了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The humour and throwaway lines ensure that the piece never loses its pace.
- 幽默和即興的臺詞確保了這出戲自始至終的流暢。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. It used to be associated with sub - standard movies and throwaway plastic glasses.
- 3D立體 影片曾與 低檔 電影和一次性塑料眼鏡聯系在一起.
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