greeble

发音

US /ˈɡɹiːbliː/

词形变化

greebles 复数 greebles greebled greebles 三单 greebling greebling 现在分词 greebled 过去式 greebled 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small piece of detailing added to break up the surface of an object and add visual interest, particularly in movie special effects.

  2. 2.

    Any of a set of invented novel objects used as stimuli in psychological studies of object and face recognition.

    心理学
  3. 3.

    (informal, whimsical) An imaginary or invisible creature, such as a bug or spirit, that a cat or other pet is perceived to be chasing or reacting to, often characterized by sudden, frantic movements as if hunting something unseen.

    可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To add greebles to a surface.

    及物

    We're going to greeble the surface of the model to give it a more convincing look.

词源

* A neologism that was originally coined and used by the prop-makers from Industrial Light & Magic while working on production of the original Star Wars film. * The objects in psychology were named by the American psychologist Robert Abelson.

来源：wiktionary