laundromat
名词 n.
英 /ˈlɔːndɹəʊˌmæt/|/ˈlɔːndɹəmæt/
美 /ˈloːn.dɹə.mæt/
英文释义
名词 n.
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A self-service laundry facility with (traditionally) coin-operated (which now may use other per-load payment methods) washing machines, dryers, and sometimes ironing or pressing machines, open to the public for washing clothing and household cloth items.
— In Virginia, gone are the weekly outings to Walmart to stock up on provisions; to El Ranchito, the Mexican convenience store, to buy shell-shaped concha pastries; and to the laundromat to machine wash heavily soiled garments.
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A money laundering operation.
— The Russian laundromat was soon nicknamed the Moldovan laundromat, as it centred on transactions between Russia and the small, poor country locked between Ukraine and Romania.
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Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-der.
Proto-Italic *lawō
Latin lavo
Latin lavareder.
Latin lavandarium
Latin lavandaria
Old French lavanderiebor.
Middle English lavendrie
English laundry
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.?
Proto-Indo-European *sóder.?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.
Ancient Greek αὖ (aû)
Ancient Greek τόν (tón)?
Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós)
Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)
Proto-Indo-European *men-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós
Proto-Hellenic *mətós
Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos)
Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)der.
Classical Latin automatum
New Latin automaticusbor.
English automatic
blend
English laundromat
Blend of laundry + automatic. From Laundromat, (former) trademark (1940s) of Westinghouse Electric Corporation for its washing machines, coined by Westinghouse publicist George Edward Pendray.
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-der.
Proto-Italic *lawō
Latin lavo
Latin lavareder.
Latin lavandarium
Latin lavandaria
Old French lavanderiebor.
Middle English lavendrie
English laundry
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.?
Proto-Indo-European *sóder.?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.
Ancient Greek αὖ (aû)
Ancient Greek τόν (tón)?
Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós)
Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)
Proto-Indo-European *men-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós
Proto-Hellenic *mətós
Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos)
Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)der.
Classical Latin automatum
New Latin automaticusbor.
English automatic
blend
English laundromat
Blend of laundry + automatic. From Laundromat, (former) trademark (1940s) of Westinghouse Electric Corporation for its washing machines, coined by Westinghouse publicist George Edward Pendray.
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