Edsel
名词 n.
专有名词
英文释义
名词 n.
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Any unwanted product or commercial failure, especially one given much publicity.
— Tom Paris: Harry… I think we built an Edsel. Harry Kim: A what? Tom Paris: A lemon. A disaster waiting to happen.
专有名词
- A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Etzel.
- An automobile marque that was planned, manufactured, and launched with great advertising hype by the Ford Motor Company in September 1957, but was a notorious failure.
词形变化
词源
词源 1
The automobile marque is named after Edsel Ford (1893–1943), son of Henry Ford. Compare German Etzel.
词源 2
The automobile marque is named after Edsel Ford (1893–1943), son of Henry Ford. Compare German Etzel.
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