"whatchamacallit" in Chinese (Traditional)
那個叫什麼的 (東西)東東
Definition
在你忘記或不知道某個物品名稱時用的詞；非正式地指你叫不出名字的東西。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
'Whatchamacallit' 很口語化，只在忘記東西名字時口頭使用。類似「那個叫什麼的」「東東」。很少見於正式或書面語。
Examples
Can you hand me that whatchamacallit on the table?
你能把桌子上的那個**那個叫什麼的**遞給我嗎？
I can't fix it without the whatchamacallit.
沒有那個**東東**我修不好。
Do you know where the whatchamacallit is?
你知道那個**那個叫什麼的**在哪裡嗎？
She used a whatchamacallit to open the can because the opener was missing.
她用一個**東東**打開罐頭，因為開罐器不見了。
There's a whatchamacallit attached to the back of the TV—what is that for?
電視後面貼著一個**那個叫什麼的**——那是用來幹嘛的？
Pass me the whatchamacallit! You know, that thing you use for peeling potatoes.
把那個**東東**給我！就是那個削馬鈴薯皮用的那個。