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Functionality is what a computer, a program, or a piece of equipment can do — one job, or the whole set of jobs. People in tech use it all the time: “more functionality” means it can do more things.
Functionalityfunctionality(功能) is what a computer, a program, or a piece of equipment can do指的是電腦、程式或設備能做到的事 one job, or the whole set of jobs可以是一項功能,也可以是整套功能. People in tech科技圈的人 use it all the time常常掛在嘴邊: “more functionality”「more functionality」 means it can do more things意思是它能做的事更多了
It can name the whole range (“the functionality of this app”) or one capability (“search functionality”).
It can name the whole range它可以指整體範圍 (“the functionality of this app”)(像「the functionality of this app」) or one capability也可以指單一項功能 (“search functionality”)(像「search functionality」)
Though actually, careful speakers often prefer function or feature. Functionality has become a bit of an office-and-software word, and people sometimes pile it on when they only mean “it works” or “it has this button.” You hear it in manuals, product talks, and business English much more than in warm everyday chat.
Though actually不過其實, careful speakers often prefer講究一點的人比較常用 function or featurefunction或feature這兩個字. Functionality has become a bit of an office-and-software wordfunctionality已經變成有點辦公室和軟體氣息的字, and people sometimes pile it on大家有時候會把它用得過重 when they only mean “it works” or “it has this button.”其實只是想說「它能用」或「它有這個按鈕」 You hear it in manuals, product talks, and business English你會在說明書、產品簡報、商用英文裡聽到它 much more than in warm everyday chat比在輕鬆的日常閒聊裡常見得多
組成function (from Latin fūnctiō via French: a role or job) + -al (of that kind) + -ity (from Latin -itās: the quality or range of being that)
同家族的字
- functionthe base: one job something can do
- functionalthe adjective: able to work; built for use
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。
functionalitynoun
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The ability to do a task, performance, or execution; a set of functions that something is able or equipped to perform.
- Glu Mobile, who realigned its workforce towards centralized GaaS functions last year, announced earlier this month that it will shut down GameSpy Technology on May 31. The service provides multiplayer functionality for dozens of games on consoles, computers and mobile devices.
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lawIn trademark law, the tendency of a product design to serve a function other than the identification of the product, preventing that design from being protected as a trademark.
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chemistrynatural-sciencesorganic-chemistryThe presence of a functional group.
- To appreciate the tasks and problems arising in the synthesis of the monomers it is of fundamental importance to understand that the process used must be capable of yielding organosilanes with different functionalities, since all functionalities are required for synthesis of silicones.
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。