Teflon的词源

英文词源

Teflon (n.)

commercially important synthetic polymer, 1945, proprietary name registered in U.S. by du Pont, from chemical name (poly)te(tra)fl(uoroethylene) + arbitrary ending -on; popularized as a coating of non-stick pans in 1960s; metaphoric extension, especially in reference to U.S. President Ronald Reagan, is attested from an Aug. 2, 1983, speech on the floor of Congress by Pat Schroeder.

中文词源

Teflon：特氟隆，聚四氟乙烯

商标名，缩写自 poly-,聚，tetra-,四，fluoro-,氟，ethylene,乙烯，-on,表织物，词源同 nylon.

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