[mass noun]the necessary items for a particular purpose 设备;器具;用具 suppliers of office equipment. 办公设备供应商。 ■the process of supplying someone or something with such necessary items 配备;装备 the construction and equipment of new harbour facilities. 新港口设施的建设和配备。 ■mental resources 智力;才能;知识;素养 they lacked the intellectual equipment to recognize the jokes. 他们缺乏理解这些笑话的智慧。
语源
early 18th cent.: from French équipement, from équiper 'equip'