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-derived
protoprefix
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typroot
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econnector
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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.

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