cringeometer
名词 n.
英 /kɹɪnˈd͡ʒɒmɪtə/|/ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒəʊˌmiːtə/
美 /kɹɪnˈd͡ʒɑmɪtɚ/|/ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒoʊˌmitɚ/|[-ɾɚ]
英文释义
名词 n.
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An imaginary device that measures cringeworthiness (the extent to which something makes one cringe; that is, flinch or recoil with embarrassment).
— My cringeometer went off the scale as I watched his excruciating performance.
词源
From cringe + -ometer (suffix forming the names of measuring devices), possibly modelled after odometer, speedometer, etc.
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