-gate

短语

n. 大门；出入口；门道 vt. 给…装大门 n. (Gate)人名；(英)盖特；(法、瑞典)加特

发音

/-ɡeɪt/
/-ɡət/

词形变化

-gates 复数 -gates

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A scandal.

    非正式
affix
  1. 1.

    Combined with a relevant place, person, activity, etc. to form the names of scandals.

    门

  2. 1.

    Used to form place names.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

logic gate

上位词 4

gross receipts revenue passageway

下位词 10

wicket turnpike tailgate turnstile AND gate arrival gate departure gate headgate lichgate lock gate

部分词 2

lock hinge

整体词 1

air terminal

词源

Back-formation from Watergate, an American political scandal from 1972–1974 which led to resignation of president Richard Nixon. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the suffix first appeared in a 1973 article in the National Lampoon magazine which referenced a rumoured "Volgagate". The suffix was promoted by New York Times columnist William Safire, who coined several -gate words beginning in 1974.

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