proper name of a cross-slot screw and corresponding screwdriver, 1935, named for its inventor, U.S. businessman Henry F. Phillips (1890-1958) of Portland, Ore. It was designed for car makers, hence the handyman's complaint that they are difficult to un-screw. Phillips lost the patent in 1949.
双语例句
1. Phillips murdered his wife, but got off on a plea of insanity.
菲利普斯谋杀了他的妻子，但以精神错乱为由逃脱了惩罚。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Middlesbrough's Jimmy Phillips was sent off for fouling Steve Tilson.
