单词 | compute |
释义 | com·pute (kəm-pyt) v. com·put·ed, com·put·ing, com·putes v.tr. 1. To determine by mathematics, especially by numerical methods: computed the tax due. See Synonyms at calculate. 2. To determine by the use of a computer. v.intr. 1. To determine an amount or number. 2. To use a computer. 3. To be reasonable, plausible, or consistent; make sense: Your alibi doesn't compute. n. Computation: amounts beyond compute. [French computer, from Old French, from Latin computāre : com-, com- + putāre, to reckon; see pau-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots. N., Late Latin computus, from Latin computāre, to compute.] com·put′a·bili·ty n. com·puta·ble adj. |
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