🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

模型

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mó xíng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Model/ˈmɒd.əl/
nounadjectiveverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"科学家们建立了一个气候预测模型。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A standard or example for imitation or comparison, or a simplified representation of a system or phenomenon.

    "The scientist created a computer model to predict future climate changes."
  2. 2

    A person employed to display clothes by wearing them or to pose as a subject for artwork.

    "She works as a fashion model in Paris during fashion week."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle French 'modelle', stemming from the Italian 'modello', which ultimately traces back to the Latin 'modulus', a diminutive of 'modus' meaning 'measure' or 'standard'. Entering the English language in the late 16th century, the term evolved from architectural and artistic scales to encompass broader scientific representations, exemplars of behavior, and fashion figures.

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