| 释义 |
what-is-it
\ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
or what·sis \ˈ(h)wätsə̇s, -wət-, -wȯt-\; or what·sit \-tsə̇t\
Etymology: what-is-it from the expression what is it; whatsis perhaps alteration of the expression what's this; whatsit perhaps from the expression what's it
: a thing of unspecified, nondescript, or mysterious character
< took a little what-is-it out of the toolbox and used it to fix the lamp > |