model
Definitions
A small-scale representation or pattern of something larger.
模型；样式。
A particular version or design of a product.
（产品的）型号，款式。
A person who poses for artists or displays clothes; a fashion model.
模特儿。
An excellent example worth imitating.
模范，榜样。
To make a model of, or to base something on a pattern; to work as a model.
建模；以……为范本；当模特儿。
Serving as an ideal example.
模范的，典范的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin modulus, a small measure (diminutive of modus). A model is literally 'a small measured version' — the scaled pattern you copy a real thing from. From the pattern sense come model car, role model (a pattern of behavior), and fashion model (one who shows off, i.e. patterns, the clothes). See mod.
Root mod still carries 17 more wordsWhy It Means This
Every sense of model traces to 'a measured pattern.' A scale model is the pattern in miniature; a product model is one fixed design among versions; a role model is a pattern of behavior others copy; a fashion model is literally someone who 'patterns' clothes for buyers. The verb 'model X on Y' means to shape X using Y as the measure.
Common Collocations
- 1.role model榜样
- 2.fashion model时装模特
- 3.business model商业模式
- 4.latest model最新型号
- 5.model behavior模范行为
Example Sentences
- 1.
He built a detailed model of the bridge out of balsa wood.
- 2.
This is the latest model of the smartphone.
- 3.
She works as a model for a top fashion brand.
- 4.
He's a model student — hardworking and polite.