| 单词 | buzzword |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbuzzword buzzword n. originally and chiefly U.S. a keyword; a catchword or expression currently fashionable; a term used more to impress than to inform, esp. a technical or jargon term. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > that which is important > essential or central pitheOE effectc1405 substancec1450 kernel1556 nick1577 keystone1641 vitals1657 narrow1702 secret1738 ganglion1828 nub1833 primality1846 keyword1848 knub1864 buzzword1946 in word1964 the mind > language > a language > register > [noun] > jargon language1502 term of art1570 fustiana1593 jargoning1623 jargon1651 speciality1657 lingo1659 cant1684 linguaa1734 patois1790 slang1801 shibboleth1829 glim-glibber1844 argot1860 gammy1864 patter1875 stagese1876 vernacular1876 palaver1909 babble1930 buzzword1946 in word1964 rabbit1976 society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > word or cry > [noun] > slogan or catchword slogan1704 catchword1715 nayword1828 catchphrase1834 catchline1842 catchcry1843 yell1867 watch-cry1882 buzzword1946 in word1964 1946 Amer. Speech 21 263/1 Students at the Graduate School of Business Administration at Harvard University use a specialized vocabulary known as ‘buzz words’ to describe the key to any particular course or situation. 1968 Scottish Daily Mail 7 Aug. 6 The possibilities of a send-up were spotted by the First National City Bank of America which gives its customers what it calls the Instant Buzzword Generator. ‘Technology’, it says, ‘has created a new type of jargon that is nearly as incomprehensible as it is sophisticated.’ With the card ‘you can generate an almost endless variety of intelligent-sounding technical terms’. 1980 Time 28 Jan. 90/1 The air is thick with devalued buzz words, including ‘buzz words’. < as lemmas |
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