facilities和devices的区别是什么
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equipment 和 facility 都可译作“设备”,“器材”,但equipment 是不可数名词,指用于某一特殊目的的东西,供给品,装备等.如:

a completer of equipment

an important piece of equipment

basic kitchen equipment

stereo equipment

facility 是可数名词,常用复数形式.facilities指为一特殊活动或目的所提供的种种便利,包括设备、建筑物和服务等等.如:

production facilities

facilities for study

facilities for travel

sports facilities

device

装置,设计,策略,设备

这个既可以是抽象的,也可以是具体的

比如:

1.They use television advertising as a device for stimulating demand.

他们利用电视广告作为刺激需求的方法.

2.Her illness is merely a device to avoid seeing him.

她所谓生病只不过是避免见他的花招而已.

3.The device had undergone extensive testing.

这种装置经受过广泛的试验.