喜樂美語
  1. 1nA2/ˈsɔːftweər/ · /ˈsɒftweər/軟體

    The programs and instructions that tell a computer what to do.

    The programs and instructions程式和指令 that tell a computer what to do告訴電腦該做什麼

    示範例句 · Example

    Mei downloaded new software to edit her photos.

    逐字美下載了新的軟體來編輯她的照片。

    「software」是電腦裡看不到、摸不到的部分——也就是各種程式和應用程式，像是遊戲、網路瀏覽器或文字編輯器。可以想成電腦的「大腦指令」，相對的是 hardware（硬體），也就是你能摸到的零件，像螢幕和鍵盤。

    常見搭配

    • download software

      下載軟體

      to get software from the internet onto your device

      She downloaded the software in two minutes.

    • install software

      安裝軟體

      to set up software so it works on your device

      Dad helped me install the new software.

    • update software

      更新軟體

      to get a newer version of software

      Please update your software before the class starts.

    • software program

      軟體程式

      a piece of software designed to do a specific task

      This software program helps you draw maps.

    意思相反

    hardware

core核心畫面

You can picture 'software' as the invisible side of a computer — not the metal box you can touch (that's hardware), but the set of written instructions living inside it that tell the machine what to do. 'Soft' here means the , part: the programs you can install, delete, or swap, as opposed to the 'hard' physical parts.

可以想成電腦看不見的那一半——不是你摸得到的金屬機殼（那是 hardware 硬體），而是住在裡面、告訴機器該做什麼的一整套指令。這裡的 soft（軟）指的是可變、沒有重量的部分：你能安裝、刪除、替換的程式；相對於 hard（硬）那些固定的實體零件。

同家族的字

意思相反

hardware

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

softwarenoun/ˈsɒf(t)ˌwɛə/

  • 1

    computingengineeringmathematicsEncoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).

    • Some software will only run on a particular platform.
    • The "software" comprising the carefully planned interpretive routines, compilers, and other aspects of automative programming are at least as important to the modern electronic calculator as its "hardware" of tubes, transistors, wires, tapes and the like.
  • 2

    governmentmilitarypoliticsThe human beings involved in warfare, as opposed to hardware such as weapons and vehicles.

    • The Americans have devoted their attention to the hardware of disarmament: Europeans can make a special contribution to the 'software' or human content of detente.
    • […] preview of horrific images to come, as the hardware stage of the war yields to the software — or human — stage.
  • 3

    datedRecorded music content, as opposed to the hardware necessary for reproducing it.

    • […] an extremely long playing time is achieved, which might be unnecessary from a software point of view
    • There seems to be a growing trend towards endorsement of the C-DAD system by equipment manufacturers and "software" (recorded material) producers around the world.
  • 4

    archaicSoft goods, such as textiles.

    • In fact, under the heads of hardware, software, and agriculture, the leading interests of the colony might be said to be grouped.
    • Drop into the first emporium you pass, whether of hardware or software, of dry goods or wet goods, and note how comparatively few of the articles displayed represent really original ideas

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