calculator
英 ['k?lkj?le?t?]
美 ['k?lkjulet?]
英文詞源
- calculator (n.)
- late 14c., "mathematician, one who calculates," from Latin calculator, from calculatus, past participle of calculare "to reckon, compute," from calculus (see calculus). Of mechanical adding machine contraptions, from 1784. Of electronic ones, from 1946.
Electronic calculator uses 18,000 tubes to solve complex problems ["Scientific American" headline, June 1946]
雙語例句
- 1. He wonders why the digits on his calculator slope to the right.
- 他不明白為什么他的計算器上面的數(shù)字向右傾斜。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A pocket calculator only works to eight decimal places.
- 袖珍計算器只能計算到小數(shù)點(diǎn)后8位數(shù)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Cross-check your answers with a calculator.
- 用計算器核對一下你的答案。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. a pocket calculator with LCD
- 液晶袖珍計算器
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. My bank manager furrowed his brow, fingered his calculator and finally pronounced "Aha!"
- 我的銀行經(jīng)理眉頭緊鎖，撥弄著計算器，最后終于“啊哈!”了一聲。
來自柯林斯例句