device

device

英 [dɪ'vaɪs]
　　美 [dɪ'vaɪs]

n. 裝置；策略；圖案

device有“被設計，想出來的東西”的意思。

He devised something by which much time could be saved, but his device did not prove practical.
他設計出一些能夠節時的東西，但是這些設備被證明是不實際的。

中文詞源：

device 儀器

來自devise, 用作名詞。

例句：

1. The device had been used operationally some months previously.
該設備幾個月之前曾投入運行。

2. The device exploded, throwing Mr Taylor from his car.
那個裝置爆炸瞭，把泰勒先生從車裡拋瞭出去。

3. The device can discriminate between the cancerous and the normal cells.
這臺儀器可以辨別癌細胞和正常的細胞。

4. The built-in safety device compensates for a fall in water pressure.
該內置式安全裝置在水壓下降時能提供保護。

5. The device plugs into one of the laptop's USB ports.
這個設備可以插入到筆記本電腦的一個通用串行總線接口。