presto chango

短语

发音

UK /ˌpɹɛs.təʊ ˈtʃeɪn.dʒəʊ/
US /ˌpɹɛs.toʊ ˈtʃeɪn.dʒoʊ/

别名

presto change-o presto changeo

释义与例句

interj.
  1. 1.

    Indicates the suddenness of a change or transformation, as a magic trick in which one object appears to be suddenly transformed into another.

    非正式

    1929, Business Week, advertisement, Just one touch lets you go from black to a second color. Presto. Chango. Or back to black. Presto. Chango. Color copies have never been easier.

词源

From presto + rhyming variation of change.

来源:wiktionary