| 释义 |
ˈcustomize, v. orig. U.S.
[f. custom n. 5 + -ize.]
trans. To make to order or to measure; to model or alter according to individual requirements. So ˈcustomized ppl. a., ˈcustomizing vbl. n.
1934H. L. Mencken in Words Nov. 5/2 Obviously American..are such curious forms as..to customize. 1960Times 14 Sept. 12/7 In the shops [in the U.S.], too, much time is saved with such contractions as ‘Customized Drapes’ which really reads much more dashingly than ‘Curtains made to customers' specifications’. 1963Engineering 31 May 740/1 A new and more economical means of obtaining a Grand Tourer was devised by ‘customizing’ an ordinary production sports car. 1965New Society 2 Dec. 5/3 Not bigger and better engines—but more gadgets, more comfort, more customising. 1967Electronics 6 Mar. 22/1 (Advt.), The high cost of ‘customizing’ is eliminated. 1970Daily Tel. 26 Jan. 11/3 The cult of ‘customised’ transport—cars and motorcycles sculpted and plastered to express the personal fantasies of their owners.
Add: ˈcustomizer n. (esp. one who customizes motor vehicles).
1959N.Y. Times 29 Nov. 83/1 Customizer, he found, was a youngster who delighted in changing the appearance of the family car. 1963Esquire (U.K. ed.) Nov. 115/2 To Barris and the customizers there is no one great universe of form and design called Art. 1985Truck & Driver June 46/1 The truck customisers themselves look set to become celebrities in their own right—even if their trucks do tend to take an unfair share of the glory. |