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prototype

/ˈpɹəʊtətʌɪp/ /-ɾə-/

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noun

原型，雏形

An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models.

Examples :

"The teacher showed the class a prototype of a new type of robot for their science project. "

老师给班上的同学展示了一个新型机器人的原型，作为他们的科学项目参考。

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noun

原型，雏形

An early sample or model built to test a concept or process.

Examples :

"The prototype had loose wires and rough edges, but it worked."

这个原型机电线外露，边缘粗糙，但它能用。

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noun

函数原型，原型，雏形

A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters, but none of the body or actual code.

Examples :

"The C++ header file contains the prototype for the `calculateSum` function, which tells the compiler the function's name, that it returns an integer, and that it accepts two integer inputs, but not how the sum is actually computed. "

C++头文件中包含了`calculateSum`函数的原型声明，它告诉编译器这个函数的名称、返回一个整数类型的值、并且接受两个整数作为输入，但并不包含实际的求和计算方法。

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noun

原型, 雏形.

An instance of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes.

Examples :

"A robin is a prototype of a bird; a penguin is not."

知更鸟是鸟类的典型原型，而企鹅则不是。

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noun

原型车，赛车原型车

A type of race car, a racing sports car not based on a production car. A 4-wheeled cockpit-seating car built especially for racing on sports car circuits, that does not use the silhouette related to a consumer road car.

Examples :

"The team spent months designing and building the prototype, hoping its speed would win the 24-hour race. "

车队花了几个月的时间设计和制造这款原型赛车，希望它的速度能赢得24小时耐力赛。

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verb

制作原型，设计原型

To create a prototype of.

Examples :

"The engineering students will prototype a new water filter design this semester. "

这个学期，工程系的学生们将要制作一个新型滤水器设计的原型。

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