1835, of persons, from Latin simulator "a copier, feigner," agent noun from simulare "imitate," from stem of similis "like" (see similar). In reference to training devices for complex systems, from 1947 (flight simulator).
双语例句
1. The company uses the simulator to market test new designs.
这家公司使用模拟装置对新设计进行市场测试。
来自柯林斯例句
2. A kind of MIMD Parallel computer simulating system ── P - Simulator ispresented.