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单词 hand-me-downs
释义

hand-me-down

adjective

ˈhan(d)-mē-ˌdau̇n How to pronounce hand-me-down (audio)
1
: put in use by one person or group after being used, discarded, or handed down by another
hand-me-down clothes
hand-me-down anecdotes
2
: ready-made and usually cheap and shoddy
hand-me-down noun

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1

hand-me-downs

noun

plural of hand-me-down
as in white elephants

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • white elephants
  • throwaways
  • castaways
  • scraps
  • discards
  • rubbish
  • culls
  • rejects
  • trash
  • wastes
  • seconds
  • rejections
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