中文词源
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。
英语词源
- 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.
权威例句
- 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.