- 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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Engineeringc1The 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- early
- working
- pre-production
- …
- build
- create
- develop
- …
- stage
- prototype for
- prototype of
Word Originlate 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).