petroholic

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who uses more petrol than necessary. derogatory,informal
    — We're a nation of petroholics, lurching around the globe like a drunk with a hand grenade staggering through a nursery, yet the cure the President offers is more smart bombs and an energy program that's nothing more than drill, burn...

词形变化

petroholics plural

词源

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā)bor.
Latin petrader.
English petro-
Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor.
Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor.
Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl)
Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor.
Medieval Latin alcoholder.
Middle English alcofol
English alcohol
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English alcoholic
English -holic
English petroholic
From petro- + -holic.
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