英语词汇“back-of-the-envelope”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	back-of-the-envelope
释义	back-of-the-envelope in British English adjective informal (of a plan, calculation, etc) composed or performed quickly and without detailed analysis or research Word origin C20: from the notion of something being hastily written on the back of an envelopein the absence of other writing materials Examples of 'back-of-the-envelope' in a sentence back-of-the-envelope Assume, and it is back-of-the-envelope stuff, that profits likewise grow tenfold. Times, Sunday Times (2014) However, it is possible to make a back-of-the-envelope calculation. Times, Sunday Times (2018) Some back-of-the-envelope calculations on projected cost came up with seriously large sums of money. Times, Sunday Times (2007) She knew that no one would listen to a back-of-the-envelope calculation from an interior designer. Times, Sunday Times (2017) This random figure was cooked up more than half a century ago by campaigners using old, back-of-the-envelope calculations. The Sun (2016)
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back-of-the-envelope in British English