skunkworks

（大公司从事科研和新产品开发的）实验室, 科研部门, 研发部门

别名

skunk works

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A loosely organized research and development team or facility.

词源

From skunk + works, since c. 1943. Skunk Works was the nickname of Lockheed Advanced Development Projects, eventually gaining official recognition. The name is derived from a mysterious, foul-smelling “skonk oil”-brewing facility called the Skonk Works in the comic strip L'il Abner by Al Capp.

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