单词 | boilerplate |
释义 | boilerplate /boy"leuhr playt'/, n. 1. plating of iron or steel for making the shells of boilers, covering the hulls of ships, etc. 2. Journalism. a. syndicated or ready-to-print copy, used esp. by weekly newspapers. b. trite, hackneyed writing. 3. the detailed standard wording of a contract, warranty, etc. 4. Informal. phrases or units of text used repeatedly, as in correspondence produced by a word-processing system. 5. frozen, crusty, hard-packed snow, often with icy patches. Also, boiler plate. [1855-60] |
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