Heath Robinson
adjective /ˌhiːθ ˈrɒbɪnsən/
/ˌhiːθ ˈrɑːbɪnsən/
(British English) (North American English Rube Goldberg)
[only before noun] (humorous)- (of machines and devices
机器和装置 结构过于复杂的；不实用的 - a Heath Robinson contraption
复杂而不实用的装置
词源early 20th cent.: named after W. Heath Robinson (1872-1944), the English cartoonist and illustrator. - a Heath Robinson contraption