retrofit

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˌɹɛtɹəʊˈfɪt/|/ˈɹɛtɹə(ʊ)ˌfɪt/    美 /ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈfɪt/|/ˈɹɛtɹoʊˌfɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An act of supplying a device, structure, etc., with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed; a retrofitting.
  2. A change made to a device, structure, etc., by introducing components or parts that were not previously available or installed.
动词 v.
  1. To supply (a device, structure, etc.) with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed; to modernize. transitive
    — Trams dating from 2012 have been retro-fitted with lithium batteries, with the conversions starting in 2018.
  2. To add or substitute (new components or parts) that were not previously available for or installed in a device, structure, etc. transitive
  3. Synonym of backport (“to retroactively supply a fix or feature to a previous version of a software product at the same time or after supplying it to the current version.”). transitive
    — The bug was so bad that we had to retrofit our patch to the last three releases, as well as the newest release.
  4. To give new characteristics or make alterations (to someone or something) to suit them to changed circumstances. figuratively,transitive
  5. To supply a device, structure, etc., with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed. intransitive

词形变化

retrofits present,singular,third-person retrofitting participle,present retrofitted participle,past retrofitted past retrofits plural

词汇关系

衍生词
retrofitment retrofittable retrofitted retrofitter retrofitting retrogreen seismic retrofit post-retrofit
相关词
refit upgrade

词源

词源 1
The verb is derived from retro- (prefix meaning ‘back; backward’) + fit (“to equip, supply”).
The noun, which is first attested later than the verb, is either derived:
* from the verb (see above); or
* from retro- + fit (“act of fitting; conformity of elements one to another”).
词源 2
The verb is derived from retro- (prefix meaning ‘back; backward’) + fit (“to equip, supply”).
The noun, which is first attested later than the verb, is either derived:
* from the verb (see above); or
* from retro- + fit (“act of fitting; conformity of elements one to another”).
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