apparatus

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復(fù)數(shù):?apparatuses;

apparatus 裝備

前綴ap-同ad-. 詞根par, 準(zhǔn)備，見prepare.

apparatus: apparatus: [17] Etymologically, apparatus is ‘equipment that has been prepared for a particular use’. The word is borrowed from Latin apparātus, the past participle of the compound verb apparāre, formed from the prefix ad- and parāre ‘make ready’ (source of prepare ‘make ready in advance’, and related to parent). At the beginning of the 17th century, the related but anglicized form apparate put in a brief appearance in the language (possibly borrowed from French apparat), but within 20 years apparatus had supplanted it.
=> parent, prepare
apparatus (n.): 1620s, from Latin apparatus "tools, implements, equipment; preparation, a preparing," noun of state from past participle stem of apparare "prepare," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + parare "make ready" (see pare).

1. They lacked the scientific personnel to develop the technical apparatus much further.: 他們?nèi)鄙倌軌蜻M(jìn)一步研發(fā)這一技術(shù)裝置的科研人員。

3. A nuclear reactor is the apparatus in which atoms are split.: 核反應(yīng)堆是分裂原子的裝置.

4. I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift.: 呼吸器上的管子脫落時(shí),我差點(diǎn)給憋死.

5. The breathing apparatus includes the nose, throat and lungs.: 呼吸器官包括鼻、咽喉及肺.