mid-15c., "small metal goods," from hard (adj.) + ware (n.). In the sense of "physical components of a computer" it dates from 1947. Hardware store attested by 1789.
雙語例句
1. Hardware stores have sold out of water pumps and tarpaulins.
五金店內(nèi)水泵和防水油布已經(jīng)賣光了。
來自柯林斯例句
2. tanks and other military hardware
坦克和其他軍事裝備
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. He bought a pot and other hardware at the store.
他從商店買了一個(gè)壺和其他金屬制品.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. That family has carried on a hardware business for five generations.
那家已經(jīng)經(jīng)營五金生意五代了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. Hardware is the mechanical components of a computer.