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Heath Robinsonesque
Adjective
Japanese Meaning
独創的で、しばしば複雑だが、実用性に乏しい様子を指す / 奇抜な発想を表すが、その設計や考え方は現実的な利用に適さない / 斬新なアイデアであるが、実際には不条理で、役に立たない場合が多い
( comparative )
( superlative )
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Ingenious (and often complex) but absurdly impractical or even useless.
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Heath Robinsonesque
The engineer smirked as he examined the Heath Robinsonesque machine of cogs and strings that spectacularly failed to brew a single cup of coffee.
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The engineer smirked as he examined the Heath Robinsonesque machine of cogs and strings that spectacularly failed to brew a single cup of coffee.
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