单词 | model |
释义 | model n. & v. --n   1. a representation in three dimensions of an existing person or thing or of a proposed structure, esp. on a smaller scale (often attrib.: a model train).   2. a simplified (often mathematical) description of a system etc., to assist calculations and predictions.   3. a figure in clay, wax, etc., to be reproduced in another material.   4. a particular design or style of a structure or commodity, esp. of a car.   5. a an exemplary person or thing (a model of self-discipline). b (attrib.) ideal, exemplary (a model student).   6. a person employed to pose for an artist or photographer or to display clothes etc. by wearing them.   7. a garment etc. by a well-known designer, or a copy of this. --v (modelled, modelling; US modeled, modeling)   1. tr. a fashion or shape (a figure) in clay, wax, etc. b (foll. by after, on, etc.) form (a thing in imitation of).   2. a intr. act or pose as a model. b tr. (of a person acting as a model) display (a garment).   3. tr. devise a (usu. mathematical) model of (a phenomenon, system, etc.).   4. tr. Painting cause to appear three-dimensional. Derivatives modeller n. Etymology: F modelle f. It. modello ult. f. L modulus: see MODULUS |
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