Heath Robinson

Heath Robinson

美 [ˌhi:θ 'rɒbɪnsən] 　英 [ˌhi:θ 'rɒbɪnsən]

• adj.结构过于复杂的；不实用的
• 网络鲁宾逊；罗宾森；希斯罗宾森

英汉解释

adj.	1. constructed or improvised in a way that looks ramshackle and wildly implausible, especially through being overelaborate or overingenious 2. a Heath Robinson machine or method is funny and clever but much too complicated for whatever job it is intended to perform

例句

In nearby Budesti there's a Heath Robinson-esque waterwheel that powers a threshing machine that would belong in a museum over here.

在布德斯提附近有一架很花哨的水车，这架驱动打谷机的水车属于当地的一个博物馆。