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Leading-edge machines, systems, or research are the most modern and advanced you can get right now — out in front of what most people have. A leading-edge phone, a leading-edge lab. It is business and advertising English, a little proud of itself; though actually cutting-edge is the twin you hear even more, and both can promise more than they deliver. The picture probably comes from the front edge of a wing, the part that meets the air first; people borrowed “the front” to mean “ ahead in technology.” Use the little line when it sits before a noun: leading-edge technology.
尖端的;最先進的(台灣說尖端科技,較少說前沿)
組成leading (that goes first) + edge (the rim). The technology sense probably comes from the front edge of a wing.
同家族的字
- edgethe rim or border in the compound
- cutting-edgesame picture: the front of the blade, used for the newest
原始詞典資料2 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。
leading-edgeadj
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Of or pertaining to the leading edge of an airfoil
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leading, latest or most up-to-date
- The former Shell vice-president said: "I don't see leading-edge technology being developed on the railway. [...]."
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。