absolute unit

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈæb.səˌlut ˈju.nɪt/|/ˌæb.səˈljut ˈju.nɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A unit of measurement that can be defined in terms of mass, length, and time.
  2. An exceptionally large or stout person. Australia,Internet,UK,humorous
    — Liverpool BMX president Neil Cameron said, despite the name, [Kama Kazi] is a "lovely bloke", "great with the kids" and also an "absolute unit".
  3. Anything exceptionally large for its type. broadly
    — In response to an already pretty embarrassing MIT Technology Review tweet calling the world’s biggest airplane an absolute unit, Musk stopped giggling into his hands just long enough to reply, “I’m an absolute unit too.”

词形变化

absolute units plural absolute units plural

词源

词源 1
Compound of absolute (“independent, not relative”) + unit. Attested from the 19th century. Compare various scientific terms with prefix ab-, such as abohm.
词源 2
Compounded of British colloquial senses of absolute (“utter, complete”) + unit (“physically large person”). Attested from the 2010s.
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