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Prototype Base Standard Design Test Word Proʊtətaɪp  N

Front prototype
Pron ['proʊtətaɪp]
Back 【prototype】
 n. 原型
The strange mechanical device is the prototype of modern cars.
这奇怪的机械装置是现代汽车的原型。
Vocab
prototypea standard or typical example

A prototype is the original model, like a sample on which to base future designs. A company designing a new toaster will first design and build a prototype, to test it out and see if it's any good.

A prototype is your test case and becomes the model on which to base the design of the finished product. Often, however, the prototype can be a phase to work out the bugs. The prototype of our hands-free toothbrush was too dangerous; it needed to return to the lab for serious improvements. Like the word archetype, the word prototype can also mean the standard on which to base a definition of something. "A prototypical cheerleader is the girl to which all other cheerleaders might aspire."

All forms of 'prototype' will appear on average once every 1985 pages.
prototypal
prototype
prototypic
prototypical

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