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Emulation is the noun for emulating: the act of doing something the way someone else does, especially because you admire them and want to match them. In computer talk, emulation is when one system behaves like another, so old games or old programs can still run. From the outside these look like two meanings; they are the same idea, one used on people and one used on machines. The computer sense is the one you will see on boxes and in tech class; the “admire and match” sense is a little more formal and .
效法、仿效；電腦上常說「模擬」
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
emulationnoun/ˌɛm.jʊˈleɪ̯.ʃən/
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The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions.
- a great figure who is worthy of respect and emulation
- Allur'd, not forc'd, encourag'd, not compell'd; The shrinking eye look'd up, the soul was cheer'd, Felt as it learnt, confided e'er it fear'd; And first by emulation's ardour mov'd, Prest onward in the path which soon it lov'd.
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obsoleteJealous rivalry; envy; envious contention.
- Scarce two gentlemen dwell together in the country […] , but there is emulation betwixt them and their servants, some quarrel or some grudge betwixt their wives or children […]
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computingengineeringmathematicsExecution of a program or other software designed for a different system, by simulating parts of the other system.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。