user interface
user interface — noun
1. the way buttons, menus, images, and text are arranged on a computer or phone scr
the way buttons, menus, images, and text are arranged on a computer or phone screen so that a person can operate a device or program easily.
Nellie spent two weeks redesigning the user interface of the company website.
collocation: redesign + user interface
A clean user interface with large buttons helps older customers shop online.
adjective + user interface: clean/simple/intuitive
The new app user interface puts the search bar at the top of every page.
Daichi prefers a user interface with dark text on a light background.
Karim tested four different user interfaces before picking one for his team.
文法句型
the [adjective] user interface of [device/system]
用法筆記
Often reduced to the abbreviation UI in technical writing. Subject is typically a designer, developer, or user describing what appears on screen.
常見錯誤
2. the software component that allows a person to control a computer or machine by
the software component that allows a person to control a computer or machine by selecting from on-screen choices or typing instructions.
Jason updated the user interface on his tablet to get the latest security features.
collocation: update + user interface
This cash machine has a simple user interface that responds to touch.
The factory workers learned the new user interface for the assembly robots.
Voice controls were added to the user interface of the car navigation system.
Andrés tested several user interfaces before choosing one for the office printers.
文法句型
the [adjective] user interface of/for [device/system]
用法筆記
This sense emphasises the functional software layer rather than the visual design. Frequently modified by adjectives that describe complexity, such as 'simple', 'complex', or 'intuitive'.