| 释义 |
lubritorium Chiefly U.S.|l(j)uːbrɪˈtɔərɪəm|
Also ˈlubritory.
[f. lubricate v. + -torium as in auditorium, sanatorium.]
A greasing bay in a service station; a service station.
1930Amer. Speech V. 329 In New Philadelphia, Ohio, there is a ‘lubritorium’ which I presume is intended to assist automobiles to a proper degree of lubricity. In Ann Arbor, Michigan, there is a ‘Lubritory’ which serves the same purpose. 1942Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §544 Lubritory, a gas station. 1954Encounter June 13/1 The effort to ‘professionalise’ work has become the major means of giving one's job a badge of honorific quality... So the garage becomes the ‘lubritorium’. 1963Punch 24 Apr. 579/3 The sign outside a Glasgow service station: Lubritorium. 1969M. Pei Words in Sheep's Clothing (1970) xxi. 209 ‘Lubritorium’ is so much more learned a word than ‘service station’. 1969West Australian 5 July 71/5 (Advt.), Lubritorium and driveway attendant..required. |