dieseldom

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. the state of being dieselised, or having achieved dieselisation with the introduction of diesel locomotives. literary,uncommon,uncountable
    — The Texas J1's were eminently satisfactory, but the railroad's disinclination to buy anybody else's ideas was expressed in a rash of duplex-drive 4-4-4-4 and 4-4-6-4 engines after the war. Their theory was admirable but their performance hastened the day of dieseldom.

词源

From diesel + -dom.
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