make-work 的意思
无价值的工作;忙碌的活动
make-work 的词源
make-work
1913年作为形容词使用,1937年作为名词出现,意指“无价值的忙碌工作”或“无意义的活动”,源自短语 to make work(参见 make (v.) + work (n.))。
A big fire devoured a street; "It will make work," I heard my father say; a ship was lost at sea laden with silk, and leather, and cloth; "It will make work," said my father; a reservoir broke jail, and swept the heart of the town away. "It will make work," my mother said; so all human calamities were softened blessings to me; they made "work," and work made wages, and wages made bread and potatoes, and clothes for me. ["The Radical Review," Chicago, Sept. 15, 1883]
一场大火吞噬了一条街道;我听到父亲说:“这会制造工作。”一艘满载丝绸、皮革和布料的船在海上失踪;父亲又说:“这会制造工作。”一个水库决堤,冲走了镇子的中心。“这会制造工作,”母亲说;因此,所有的人间灾难对我来说都变成了温柔的祝福;它们制造了“工作”,而工作又带来了工资,工资则让我有了面包、土豆和衣服。[《激进评论》,芝加哥,1883年9月15日]
相关词汇
make-work 的使用趋势
改编自 books.google.com/ngrams/. Ngrams 数据仅供参考。
分享 "make-work"
中文翻译由AI生成。查看原文,请访问: Etymology, origin and meaning of make-work
热搜词汇
在 make-work 附近的词典条目