a shaped piece of metal, wood, card, plastic, or other material used as a pattern for processes such as cutting out, shaping, or drilling 样板,模板,型板 ■(figurative)something that serves as a model for others to copy (喻)榜样;典范 the plant was to serve as the template for change throughout the company. 这个工厂将作为全公司变革的样板。 ■(Computing)a preset format for a document or file (计算机)(文档或文件的)模板,母板 ■(Biochemistry)a nucleic acid molecule that acts as a pattern for the sequence of assembly of a protein, nucleic acid, or other large molecule (生化)模板
a timber or plate used to distribute the weight in a wall or under a support 承梁短板;垫木,垫板
语源
late 17th cent. (as templet): probably from temple + -et. The change in the ending in the 19th cent. was due to association with plate