1942, "Marine and Navy usage for any old thing you can't put a name to" ["Life" magazine, July 30, 1945], of unknown origin, perhaps a made-up word. Compare gadget, thingamajig.
权威例句
1. It's not naturaI to taIk into a pIastic gizmo to someone you can't even see!
对着个塑料玩意和你看不见的人说话很不自然!
2. That gizmo there is actually the key to move forward.
那个小东西实际上是继续前进的钥匙.
3. What is this silly little gizmo on the bottom for?
底下这个小破玩意儿是干什么用的?
4. This is modern Japan, a Gizmo Nation where even grandmothers make friends with their gadgets.
这就是现代的日本.在这个充满小发明的国家, 甚至年逾古稀的老妈妈都和身边的机械小玩艺儿交朋友.
5. Thanks to a new gizmo, you now just need to face the music and dance.