coasterware

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Exceptionally low-quality software. derogatory,slang,uncountable
    — From start to finish, it is a poorly conceived, ill-executed, and time-wasting piece of coasterware designed to suck money away from both fans of the much-lauded series and unsuspecting newcomers.

词源

Etymology tree
Latin costa
Latin costicāreder.
Old French costoierbor.
Middle English costeien
English coast
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English coaster
Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz
Proto-Germanic *-jaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ī
Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī)
Old English sōfte
Middle English softe
English soft
Proto-Germanic *warō
Proto-West Germanic *waru
Old English waru
Middle English ware
English -ware
English softwarebf.
English -ware
English coasterware
From coaster + -ware, from the jocular notion that the disc containing the software is more useful as a drink coaster.
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