circuit

英 ['sɜːkɪt] 美 ['sɝkɪt]
  • n. [电子] 电路,回路;巡回;一圈;环道
  • vi. 环行
  • vt. 绕回…环行
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circuit 电路

circle,圈,-it,走,词源同ion,exit,itinerary.

circuit (n.)
late 14c., "a going around; a line going around," from Old French circuit (14c.) "a circuit; a journey (around something)," from Latin circuitus "a going around," from stem of circuire, circumire "go around," from circum "round" (see circum-) + ire "to go" (see ion). Electrical sense is from 1746. Of judicial assignments, from 1570s; of venues for itinerant entertainers, from 1834. Circuit breaker is recorded from 1874. Related: Circuital.
circuit (v.)
"to go around," early 15c., from circuit (n.). Related: Circuited; circuiting.
1. He was just starting to become known on the cabaret circuit.
他在卡巴莱歌舞表演圈中刚刚开始有点名气。

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2. There is an internal circuit breaker to protect the instrument from overload.
内置有断路器,防止设备过载。

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3. There's a closed-circuit television camera in the reception area.
接待处有一个闭路电视摄像头。

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4. The approach was intended to short-circuit normal complaints procedures.
这种方法旨在避开正常的投诉程序。

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5. The fire was started by an electrical short-circuit.
火灾是由电线短路引发的。

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