universal sorter

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A mechanism whereby uncountable nouns are made countable and abstract.
    — The conceivability of this machine, that we might call the "Universal Sorter", indicates that in principle any "mass noun" can be used as a count noun. Of course, it is true that a "mass noun" like 'wine' undergoes a shift in meaning when used as a count noun...

词源

Compound of universal + sorter; first used in print in or around 1981 by Hendrik Bunt (see quote below) modeled on universal grinder.
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