单词 | badge-engineered |
释义 | > as lemmasbadge-engineered badge-engineered adj. originally British (chiefly depreciative) designating a product, esp. a motor vehicle, which is identical to or differs only superficially from another which is sold under a different name and (often) at a different price (cf. badge engineering n.). ΚΠ 1980 J. Daniels Brit. Leyland xii. 168 The Healey name would be retained for a badge-engineered version of the 3-litre car. 1990 PC User (Nexis) 25 Apr. This new range replaces the badge-engineered ALRs and Intel boxes previously offered by the company. 2005 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 20 Jan. (Automotive section) c4/2 A ‘badge-engineered’ luxury SUV that's based on a basic model from another nameplate often won't recoup its added cost. < as lemmas |
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