| 释义 |
-mat, suffix|mæt|
[abbrev. of -matic suffix.]
A terminal element in ns. (usu. proprietary names) denoting a device that works automatically, as rotissomat, or a business that contains automatic or self-service equipment, as automat, Laundromat. orig. U.S.
1935[see -matic suffix]. 1951Amer. Speech Oct. 166 Probably the ‘Automat’, a self-serving institution supplying food, gave special impetus to the extension of the suffix -mat. A ‘Mail-O-Mat’ is available in the Reception Section of the Pentagon building at Washington. 1971Amat. Photographer 13 Jan. 78/1 (Advt.), Nikkormat FTN f2 Nikkor, {pstlg}80. |