apparatus

apparatus
[ˌapəˈreɪtəs]
(pl. apparatuses)

[mass noun]the equipment needed for a particular activity or purpose
设备
laboratory apparatus.
实验室设备。
■the organs used to perform a particular bodily function
（发挥身体某一功能的）器官
the specialized male and female sexual apparatus.
男女特有的性器官。
a complex structure within an organization or system
（某一组织或系统内部的）复杂结构
the apparatus of government.
政府的内部结构。
(亦作 critical apparatus)a collection of notes, variant readings, and other matter accompanying a printed text
（印刷文本后面所附的）注释、文选及其他资料。亦称 apparatus criticus

语源

early 17th cent.: from Latin, from apparare 'make ready for', from ad- 'towards' + parare 'make ready'

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