Gadgetry is gadgets taken as a heap — all the little machines and clever devices people buy, show off, and then leave in a drawer. A phone, a smart watch, a tiny camera, a kitchen tool with too many buttons: that whole pile is gadgetry. You would not usually call one object gadgetry; the word likes a collection.

Gadgetry是把gadgets is gadgets taken as a heap當成一堆——all the little machines and clever devices所有那些人們買來、拿出來炫耀、然後丟進抽屜的小機器和聰明裝置 people buy, show off, and then leave in a drawer。A phone一支手機, a smart watch一支智慧手錶, a tiny camera一台小相機, a kitchen tool with too many buttons一個按鈕多到誇張的廚房小工具: that whole pile is gadgetry這一整堆就是gadgetry。You would not usually call one object gadgetry你通常不會把單一一個東西叫做gadgetry; the word likes a collection這個字喜歡指一整批。

Though actually, it often carries a small sigh. 'He is obsessed with gadgetry' does not sound like praise. It can mean flashy rather than useful, or simply too much stuff.

Though actually不過事實上, it often carries a small sigh它常常帶點小小的嘆氣。'He is obsessed with gadgetry'像'He is obsessed with gadgetry'(他很迷這些小玩意) does not sound like praise聽起來不像稱讚。It can mean flashy rather than useful它可能是指花俏而不實用, or simply too much stuff或單純就是東西太多。

Shops prefer gadget; newspapers and grouchy conversations prefer gadgetry. It is a little more formal, and a little less kind.

Shops prefer gadget店家比較愛用gadget(單數); newspapers and grouchy conversations prefer gadgetry而報紙和抱怨式的對話比較愛用gadgetry。It is a little more formal它比較正式一點, and a little less kind語氣也比較不客氣一點。