• n. 小發(fā)明（等于gismo ）

詞源不詳，用來指各種叫不出名字的物體。比較gadget.

gizmo (n.)

1942, "Marine and Navy usage for any old thing you can't put a name to" ["Life" magazine, July 30, 1945], of unknown origin, perhaps a made-up word. Compare gadget, thingamajig.

1. It's not naturaI to taIk into a pIastic gizmo to someone you can't even see!

對著個塑料玩意和你看不見的人說話很不自然!

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2. That gizmo there is actually the key to move forward.

那個小東西實際上是繼續(xù)前進的鑰匙.

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3. What is this silly little gizmo on the bottom for?

底下這個小破玩意兒是干什么用的?

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4. This is modern Japan, a Gizmo Nation where even grandmothers make friends with their gadgets.

這就是現(xiàn)代的日本.在這個充滿小發(fā)明的國家, 甚至年逾古稀的老媽媽都和身邊的機械小玩藝兒交朋友.

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5. Thanks to a new gizmo, you now just need to face the music and dance.

幸虧有一項新發(fā)明,現(xiàn)在手機沒電的時候, 你只要臨危不懼,翩翩起舞就可以了.

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