| 词汇 | crate |
| 词源 | crate. Americans began using crate for a beat-up old car, or even boat or plane, in about 1920. However, the term dates back before that to 1917, when Partridge says it was first ap- plied in the R.A.F. to old planes. The old biplanes would seem to resemble a wooden crate more than any car would and this is probably the word’s source. Old crate is more common than crate today. |
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