单词 | mini-system |
释义 | mini-systemn. 1. A small set of hi-fi equipment or other home entertainment system, not usually including a record turntable. Cf. midi system n.1 ΚΠ 1968 Lima (Ohio) News 3 Nov. c4/1 (advt) Maybe you want to start with something like the cute little mini-system shown below... Complete home music system..$158. 1992 Which? Feb. 97/2 Mini-systems—which don't include a record player—are becoming more popular as people switch from buying records to CDs and cassettes. 1997 Shout 20 June 4/2 My older brother has loads of brilliant tapes and CDs and his own mini-system in his bedroom. 2000 Wired July 286/3 Mass-market minisystems often use cheapie ‘house-brand’ speakers. 2. A system constructed on a small scale; a system which is limited in application or scope compared to others of its type. ΚΠ 1970 G. G. Unruh & W. M. Alexander Innovations in Secondary Educ. iii. 114 There is a growing body of commercially produced materials—learning systems, minisystems, learning packages, learning kits, instructional programs, as they are variously called. 1974 Compar. Stud. Society & Hist. 16 390 A mini-system is an entity that has within it a complete division of labour, and a single cultural framework. Such systems are found only in very simple..societies. 1985 M. T. Isenberg Puzzles of Past 176 Every researcher carries a personal minisystem of ethics when confronting material. 1996 Human Ecol. Forum (Electronic ed.) 24 A seven-fiber bundle is the first level of complexity in a completely closed bundle. It's like a mini-system. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1968 |
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