universal packager

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A mechanism whereby uncountable nouns are made countable by grouping into units.
    — Moreover, the opposite switch occurs as well: muds = 'kinds of mud', ice-creams = 'portions of ice cream' (Universal Packager).

词源

Compound of universal + packager; first used in print in 1986 by Emmon Bach (see quote below) modeled on universal grinder.
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