prototype
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Definitions
n.
An original model or early sample built to test a concept, on which later versions are based.
原型，样机，雏形
v.
To create an early working model of a product or system for testing.
制作原型，试制样机
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedprotoprefix
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typroot
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Common Collocations
- 1.build a prototype制造原型
- 2.working prototype可运行的原型机
- 3.prototype design原型设计
- 4.early prototype早期原型
Example Sentences
- 1.
Engineers built a working prototype of the electric vehicle to test its battery performance.
- 2.
The prototype was far from perfect, but it proved the concept was viable.
- 3.
Apple rarely reveals a prototype before the official product launch.