Tippex英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A particular brand of correction fluid, or correction fluid in general. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,uncountable

— If an application form is completed incorrectly or there's Tippex on it or the spelling is incorrect, then frankly I do not have the time or the patience to think that we will recruit that person...
A particular brand of correction tape, or correction tape in general. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,uncountable

动词 v.

To delete using correction fluid. transitive

— Lara also ends on an imminent return to “my island—the 'Great' Tippexed out of it,” with the lines: “It is time to leave./ Back to London, across international time zones, I step out of Heathrow and into my future.”

词形变化

Tipp-Ex alternative tippex alternative Tippexes present,singular,third-person Tippexing participle,present Tippexed participle,past Tippexed past Tipp-Ex alternative tippex alternative

词源

词源 1

Tipp-Ex is originally a trademark, owned since 1997 by Société Bic. Its use in the general sense is an example of trademark erosion. The first component is from the German verb tippen (“to type”), and the second from Latin ex.

词源 2

Tipp-Ex is originally a trademark, owned since 1997 by Société Bic. Its use in the general sense is an example of trademark erosion. The first component is from the German verb tippen (“to type”), and the second from Latin ex.