| 释义 |
apparatus /a-pə-rāˈtəs or -räˈtəs/ noun (pl apparaˈtuses or apparaˈtus)- Things prepared or provided, material
- A set of instruments, tools, natural organs, etc
- A machine or piece of equipment with a particular purpose
- Materials (such as variant readings) for the critical study of a document (in full apparatus criticus /ap-ə-rāˈtəs kritˈi-kəs or ap-a-räˈtŭs kritˈi-kŭs/)
- An organization or system that enables something to function
ORIGIN: L appārātus, -ūs, from ad to, and pārāre, -ātum to prepare |