simonize
['saimənaiz]
- vt. 把…擦亮；给…打蜡
中文词源
simonize 打蜡，擦亮
来自 Simoniz,一种汽车油商标，来自其发明者 George Simons.
英文词源
- simonize (v.)
- 1921, from Simoniz, trademark for a type of car polish invented by George Simons, who along with Elmer Rich of the Great Northern Railway organized Simons Manufacturing Company to sell it in Chicago, U.S.A., in 1910. Rich and his brother, R.J. Rich, acquired sole ownership two years later.