distributor

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who or that which distributes.
    — “The importance of that decision means that the voices of upset consumers have been heard and that those responsible for harming the highly respected reputation of Bud Light and Anheuser-Busch are no longer able to do so,” the distributor said in its statement. […] Still, some distributors are upset with Anheuser-Busch (BUD).
  2. A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
  3. A machine for distributing type. historical
  4. An appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink. historical

词形变化

distributors plural distributour alternative,obsolete distributer alternative,rare

词源

Etymology tree
English distribute
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr
Proto-Italic *-tōr
Latin -tor
Latin -ātor
Old French -eorbor.
Middle English -our

Latin -torlbor.
English -or
English distributor
From distribute + -or.
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