cockamamie
英 ['kɒkə,meɪmɪ]
- adj. 繁琐的；假的
英英释义
- 1. pungent adjectives of disesteem;
- "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"
- "wore a goofy hat"
- "a silly idea"
- "some wacky plan for selling more books"
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。
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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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).