Cadillac converter

短语

发音

UK /ˈkædɪlæk kənˈvɜːtə/
其它
US /ˈkædəˌlæk kənˈvɝtɚ/
US /-ɾɚ/

词形变化

Cadillac converters 复数 Cadillac converters

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of catalytic converter (“chamber containing a finely divided platinum catalyst in which carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from vehicle exhaust are oxidized to carbon dioxide”).

    幽默

词源

From the similarity between catalytic and Cadillac (“brand of luxury automobile”), probably originally a mondegreen (“error arising from the mishearing of a phrase”) and used humorously to allude to the high cost of catalytic converters.

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