Astroturf

英 [ˈæs.trə.tɜːf]      美 [ˈæs.troʊ.tɝːf]
  • n. 阿斯特罗特夫尼龙草皮
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astroTurf 阿斯特罗人造草皮

来自商标名。词根astro, 星。turf, 草皮。该草皮因最初使用于美国航天城休斯敦而得名。

Astroturf (n.)
1966, proprietary name for a kind of artificial grass, so called because it was used first in the Houston, Texas, Astrodome, indoor sports stadium. See astro- + turf. Houston was a center of the U.S. space program.
1. What's the difference between grass and Astroturf?
草和人工草皮有什么不同?
2. The back was covered in Astroturf, so I slept like a lamb.
车的后部铺着人造草皮, 我于是像一只绵羊一样趴在上面睡着了.
3. Just like the kids on the astroturf in Blakelaw yesterday afternoon, in fact.
昨天下午在阿斯特罗特夫耐纶草皮的欧文就像个孩子般的高兴.