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rattletrap的意思

rattletrap

英 ['ræt(ə)ltræp] 美 ['wɛntl,træp]
  • n. 破车;零星杂物
  • adj. 破旧的

rattletrap

英文词源


rattletrap
1766, originally a noun, "knick-knacks, trifles, odds and ends," from rattle (adj.) + trap, perhaps in the sense in traps (n.2). Hence, "a shabby, rattling object," especially a rickety coach or other vehicle (1822). The adjectival sense of "rickety" is recorded from 1834.