🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

变通方案

Pronunciation / Transliteration: biàntōng fāng'àn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Workaround/ˈwɜːrkəˌrænd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"我们找到了解决问题的变通方案。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A method or technique for overcoming a problem or limitation in a system or process.

    "The team implemented a workaround to bypass the software bug until a permanent fix could be developed."
  2. 2

    An alternative solution or approach that is not ideal but allows for the continuation of work.

    "Due to the unexpected outage, we had to find a workaround to keep the project on schedule."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'workaround' is a compound word formed from 'work' and 'around'. It emerged in the mid-20th century, primarily in the context of computing and engineering, to describe a method for overcoming a problem or limitation without directly addressing the root cause.

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