interface
/ˈɪntəfeɪs/
n. / v.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
界面;接口;接触面;连接;相互作用;对接
释义与例句
n.
界面;接口;接触面
the way a user interacts with a computer or machine; a place or point where two things meet and affect each other
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The new app has a simple and friendly interface.
这款新应用有一个简单友好的界面。
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Engineers are designing a better interface between the two systems.
工程师正在为两个系统设计更好的接口。
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The ocean is an interface between water and air.
海洋是水与空气的交界面。
v.
连接;相互作用;对接
to connect or interact with something, especially a computer system
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This software can interface with most printers.
这款软件能与大多数打印机对接。
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The team needs to interface with the marketing department.
这个团队需要与市场部对接。
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Humans interface with machines through keyboards and screens.
人类通过键盘和屏幕与机器交互。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
interface = inter(之间)+ face(面),界面、接口。常见 user interface(用户界面),动词 interface with(与……对接)。
词族与关联词
同义词
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boundary 边界;分界线boundary 指‘界限、边界’,强调分开;interface 指‘界面、接触面’,强调两物互动、连接的地方。two systems interface 是系统对接,two systems boundary 是系统边界,含义不同。The river forms the boundary between the two countries. 这条河构成了两国的边界。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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surface 表面;外表surface 是单一物体的‘表面’;interface 是两个系统或事物接触并互动的‘界面’,常带有技术或交互含义。user interface 是用户界面,不能说 user surface。The surface of the table is smooth. 桌面很光滑。
常见搭配
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user interface 用户界面A good user interface makes software easy to use. 良好的用户界面使软件易于使用。
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interface with 与……对接/交互The new device can interface with smartphones wirelessly. 这款新设备可以无线连接智能手机。
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graphical interface 图形界面Windows popularized the graphical user interface. Windows 让图形用户界面普及开来。