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发信人: watergod (共工), 信区: English
标 题: A.Word.A.Day--simonize(转载)
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2000年10月09日08:22:41 星期一), 转信
【 以下文字转载自 watergod 的信箱 】
【 原文由 Wordsmith 所发表 】
simonize (SY-muh-nyz) verb tr.
To shine or polish to a high sheen, especially with wax.
[After Simoniz, a trademark.]
"As they polish the block and simonize the table, the block will go
progressively farther ...."
Leon Lederman, Blackboard bungle, The Sciences, Jan 2, 1995.
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