縮寫自 Tom Swift's electric rifle,科幻小說中的武器,原為大寫,專有名詞,后通俗化。Tom Swift 為 20 世紀(jì)早期美國科幻小說中的英雄人物。
英文詞源
Taser (n.)
1972, formed (probably on model of laser, etc.) from the initials of Tom Swift's electric rifle, a fictitious weapon. A word that threatens to escape the cage of its copyright, despite the strenuous efforts of the owners, who are within their rights to fight to hold it. They also insist, via their attorneys, that it be written all in capitals. Tom Swift was the hero of a series of early 20c. American sci-fi/adventure novels, one of which was titled "Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle." It seems to have spawned a verb, taze or tase. Related: Tased; tasing.
雙語例句
1. Almost immediately there is another clicking as the Taser and Wells screams.