单词 | antismog |
释义 | antismog in British English (ˌæntɪˈsmɒɡ) adjective acting to reduce smog, aimed at preventing smog antismog in American English (ˌæntiˈsmɑɡ, -ˈsmɔɡ, ˌæntai-) adjective designed to reduce smog by reducing the pollutants released into the earth's atmosphere an antismog device for a car's exhaust Word origin [1965–70; anti- + smog]This word is first recorded in the period 1965–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Coriolis effect, Finlandization, T cell, overdub, wraparoundanti- is a prefix meaning “against,” “opposite of,” “antiparticle of,” used in the formationof compound words (anticline); used freely in combination with elements of any origin (antibody; antifreeze; antiknock; antilepton)Examples of 'antismog' in a sentence |
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