[mass noun]rubbish or waste, especially domestic refuse (尤指生活)垃圾(或废物) ■a thing that is considered worthless or meaningless 无用(或无意义)的东西 a store full of overpriced garbage. 店里满是些没用却标着天价的东西。
常用词组 garbage in, garbage out
(缩略语: GIGO)used to express the idea that in computing and other spheres, incorrect or poor quality input will always produce faulty output 无用输入无用输出; 废料入废料出(用于计算机和其他领域,表示错误的或质量较差的计算机输入会导致输出有误)
语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'offal'): from Anglo-Norman French, of unknown ultimate origin