apparatus
US /ˌæp.əˈræt̬.əs/
UK /ˌæp.əˈreɪ.təs/
名詞
1.
儀器, 設備
a complex mechanism or device for a particular purpose
範例:
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The laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art scientific apparatus.
實驗室配備了最先進的科學儀器。
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Firefighters use breathing apparatus when entering smoke-filled buildings.
消防員進入充滿煙霧的建築物時使用呼吸器。
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3.
機構, 系統, 組織
the organization or system by which something operates
範例:
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The political apparatus of the state is highly centralized.
國家的政治機構高度集中。
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The bureaucratic apparatus can be slow and inefficient.
官僚機構可能緩慢而低效。