prototype
noun /ˈprəʊtətaɪp/
/ˈprəʊtətaɪp/
- prototype (for/of something) the first design of something from which other forms are copied or developed
原型;雏形;最初形态 - the prototype of the modern bicycle
现代自行车的雏形 - Scientists have developed a working prototype for the machine.
科学家已经为这台机器开发了一个工作原型。
Topics Engineeringc1- The car is presently at the prototype stage.
这款车目前只是初具雏形。 - They created an early prototype using this software.
他们使用这款软件创造了一个早期的原型。 - We have a working prototype that is ready to demonstrate.
我们有一个工作原型,可以随时展示。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- early
- working
- pre-production
- …
- build
- create
- develop
- …
- stage
- prototype for
- prototype of
词源late 16th cent. (denoting the original of which something else is a copy or derivative): via French or late Latin from Greek prōtotupos (see proto-, type). - the prototype of the modern bicycle