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prototype

noun
🔊/ˈprəʊtətaɪp/
🔊/ˈprəʊtətaɪp/
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  1. 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.科学家已经开发出了该机器的工作原型。
    Extra Examples
    • The 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。
    Topics Engineeringc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • early
    • working
    • pre-production
    • …
    verb + prototype
    • build
    • create
    • develop
    • …
    prototype + noun
    • stage
    preposition
    • prototype for
    • prototype of
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    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).