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单词 humdinger
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humdingern.

Brit. /ˌhʌmˈdɪŋə/, U.S. /ˈˌhəmˈdɪŋɡər/
Etymology: Origin unknown.
1. A remarkable or outstanding person or thing, anything of notable excellence. slang (originally U.S.).
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent person or thing
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1905 Dial. Notes 3 62 Hum-dinger, term of admiration. ‘She's a humdinger.’
1916 ‘B. M. Bower’ Phantom Herd vi. 100 That pit'cher's a humdinger!
1926 Brit. Weekly 12 Aug. 399/1 They showed me a new game. I tell you Red, it's a humdinger.
1926 Brit. Weekly 2 Sept. 456/3 She was a humdinger. She even puts a brand on Brangwyn, and she's no slouch.
1935 Punch 10 Apr. 399/2 Say, she knew her own mind, did that jane. A regular humdinger of a dame.
1937 N. Marsh Vintage Murder vii. 72 I reckon he's all right. Gosh, I reckon he's a humdinger.
1943 J. L. Hunt & A. G. Pringle Service Slang 40 A humdinger, any fast aircraft or vehicle; any engine which runs really well.
1958 Times 16 June 4/4 The last set was a humdinger, to use a transatlantic expression.
2. Electronics. A voltage divider connected across the heater circuit of a valve with the variable tap connected to a source of fixed potential, so that the hum introduced by the heater can be reduced by suitably biasing it with respect to the cathode.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic devices or components > thermionic valve > [noun] > device used for indirect heating of > device reducing hum of
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1938 Admiralty Handbk. Wireless Telegr. II. Index Humdinger.
1947 Electronic Engin. 19 82/3 It is..suggested that the centre point on the ‘humdinger’ be returned to a suitable tapping on the cathode bias battery.
1967 P. Spring Tape Recorders vii. 90 It is customary to have a centre-tapped heater winding, or better still, a humdinger. This is adjusted until the hum level is at a minimum.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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