🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

酒精测试仪

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiǔjīng cèshì yí

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Breathalyzer/ˈbrɛθ.əˌlaɪ.zər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"交警要求司机对着酒精测试仪吹气。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A device used by law enforcement or individuals to measure the amount of alcohol in a person's breath.

    "The police officer asked the driver to step out of the car and take a breathalyzer test."
  2. 2

    Any portable instrument designed to estimate blood alcohol concentration (BAC) through a breath sample.

    "He purchased a personal breathalyzer to keep track of his alcohol consumption during social events."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the mid-20th century as a blend of 'breath' (from Old English 'brǣð') and the suffix '-alyzer' (extracted from 'analyzer'). It originally functioned as a proprietary trademark for roadside alcohol-detection devices before transitioning into a widely accepted generic term.

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