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单词 Rube Goldberg
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Rube Goldberg

adjective

Rube Gold·​berg ˈrüb-ˈgōl(d)-ˌbərg How to pronounce Rube Goldberg (audio)
variants or less commonly Rube Goldbergian
ˈrüb-ˈgōl(d)-ˌbər-gē-ən How to pronounce Rube Goldberg (audio)
-ˌbərg-yən
: accomplishing by complex means what seemingly could be done simply
a kind of Rube Goldberg contraption … with five hundred moving parts L. T. Grant
also : characterized by such complex means

Word History

Etymology

Reuben (Rube) L. Goldberg †1970 American cartoonist

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

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