World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionaries更新
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gēngxīn
"请及时下载最新的系统更新。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make something more modern or suitable for use by adding new information or fixing flaws.
"The company plans to update its mobile application next week."
- 1
A piece of new information or a newer version of something that incorporates the most recent details.
"Please check your email for the latest project update."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the adverb 'up' (Old English 'upp') and the verb 'date' (from Medieval Latin 'datum', meaning given). First emerging in the mid-19th century, the term originally meant to bring something up to the standard of the current date, later evolving significantly with the advent of computing and software engineering.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Update" is said worldwide
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mise à jour
Transliteration: miz a zʊʁ
"Nous devons installer la dernière mise à jour."
Aktualisierung
Transliteration: aktualɪˈziːʁʊŋ
"Das System erfordert eine sofortige Aktualisierung."
aggiornamento
Transliteration: addʒornaˈmento
"Ho ricevuto un importante aggiornamento sul lavoro."
actualización
Transliteration: aktualizaˈsjon
"La nueva actualización incluye varias mejoras de seguridad."
atualização
Transliteration: atualizaˈsɐ̃w
"Faça o download da atualização mais recente."
अद्यतन
Transliteration: adyatan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"सॉफ्टवेयर का नया अद्यतन उपलब्ध है।"
更新
Transliteration: gēngxīn
Script: 中文汉字
"请及时下载最新的系统更新。"
업데이트
Transliteration: eopdeiteu
Script: 한국어 한글
"앱을 최신 버전으로 업데이트하세요."
アップデート
Transliteration: appudēto
Script: 日本語
"ソフトウェアのアップデートを実行してください。"
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