Phillips
英 美 ['fɪlɪps]
英文詞源
- Phillips
- proper name of a cross-slot screw and corresponding screwdriver, 1935, named for its inventor, U.S. businessman Henry F. Phillips (1890-1958) of Portland, Ore. It was designed for car makers, hence the handyman's complaint that they are difficult to un-screw. Phillips lost the patent in 1949.
雙語例句
- 1. Phillips murdered his wife, but got off on a plea of insanity.
- 菲利普斯謀殺了他的妻子，但以精神錯亂為由逃脫了懲罰。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Middlesbrough's Jimmy Phillips was sent off for fouling Steve Tilson.
- 米德爾斯堡隊的吉米·菲利普斯因為對史蒂夫·蒂爾森犯規而被罰下場。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Phillips had a rapt expression on his face.
- 菲利普斯表情很專注。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Phillips ordered a cognac.
- 菲利普斯點了一杯幹邑白蘭地。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Mr. Phillips was a cheery man.
- 菲利浦先生是個生性快活的人.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》