bionics
bionics — 名詞
1. the field that develops man-made body parts or support systems that can replace
義體技術
製作可代替身體部位的人造系統
the field that develops man-made body parts or support systems that can replace work done by living tissue
The hospital's bionics team fitted Leo with a hand he could open by thought.
醫院的義體技術團隊替 Leo 裝上一隻能用意念開合的手。
bionics team — medical device work
After the crash, Mert studied bionics to build a better knee brace.
車禍後，Mert 去學義體技術，想做出更好的護膝。
study bionics for body-support devices
The museum showed how bionics helped sailors hear through tiny ear implants.
博物館展示了義體技術如何讓水手透過微型耳內植入物恢復聽力。
Christopher works in bionics, designing artificial fingers for injured workers.
Christopher 在義體技術領域工作，替受傷勞工設計人工手指。
- prosthetics
focuses more narrowly on artificial limbs and fitted replacement parts
- biomedical engineering
broader field that includes many medical devices beyond body-replacing systems
文法句型
work in bionics
medical bionics
用法筆記
Often used for technology that replaces or supports a body part, especially hands, legs, eyes, or hearing. Distinguish from sense 2, which names the wider practice of borrowing ideas from living things for engineering.
常見錯誤
2. the use of ideas from living things to design machines and solve engineering pro
仿生學
把生物原理用來解決工程問題
the use of ideas from living things to design machines and solve engineering problems
Bao used bionics to copy gecko feet when designing a wall-climbing robot.
Bao 用仿生學模仿壁虎腳掌，設計能爬牆的機器人。
use bionics to design by copying nature
Noa wrote her thesis on bionics after studying how birds turn in strong wind.
Noa 研究鳥類如何在強風中轉向後，寫了一篇仿生學論文。
thesis on bionics — academic study of nature-inspired design
Amira teaches bionics by asking students to solve problems the way insects do.
Amira 教仿生學時，會請學生像昆蟲那樣找出解題方法。
Esteban joined a bionics lab that models whale fins for quieter turbines.
Esteban 進入一間仿生學實驗室，研究鯨魚魚鰭如何讓渦輪更安靜。
- biomimetics
more technical term that stresses copying patterns from nature in design
- bioengineering
broader field that also covers work with living tissue and medical systems
- robotics
focuses on machines in general, not specifically on ideas borrowed from living systems
文法句型
study bionics
use bionics to design
用法筆記
Usually names the wider scientific approach rather than one device. Distinguish from sense 1 when the focus is specifically on artificial parts that take over work inside the body.