🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

设备

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shèbèi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Equipment/ɪˈkwɪp.mənt/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他买了几套新的露营设备。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The necessary items for a particular purpose.

    "He bought new camping equipment for the trip."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'equipment' originates from the late Middle English term 'equipen', which comes from the Old French 'equiper', meaning 'to furnish or provide'. The root can be traced back to the Latin 'aequipare', meaning 'to make equal'. Over time, the term evolved to refer specifically to the tools and materials necessary for a particular purpose.

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