| 释义 |
all-ˈpurpose, adj. phr.
Also (rarely) all-purposes.
[See all E 1.]
For all or many purposes; suitable for every occasion or use, or for use by all; = omnipurpose adj. s.v. omni-. Cf. multi-purpose a.
1953K. H. Jackson Lang. & Hist. Early Brit. v. 188 As with the names in *catōs, the engravers were too lazy or ignorant to use anything but the convenient all-purposes Latin -i. 1961Lebende Sprachen VI. 39/3 All-purpose cabinet, der Allzweckschrank. 1967Gloss. Highway Engin. Terms (B.S.I.) All-purpose road, a road for the use of all classes of traffic. 1979Dædalus Summer 6 It is..his all-purpose, serviceable humility, that Dickens wants us to understand. 1985Times 9 Apr. 14/7 He was an enviably all-purpose artist. |