bios
bios — 名詞
- biossingular
- biosesplural
1. the basic software permanently stored on a computer's motherboard that starts ru
BIOS
電腦啟動時運作的基礎韌體
the basic software permanently stored on a computer's motherboard that starts running the moment the power is switched on; it controls the communication between the central processor and connected hardware devices such as the keyboard, screen, and storage drives, and checks that everything is working before the main operating system loads.
Hao updated his computer's BIOS to fix a problem with the new graphics card.
Hao 更新了電腦的 BIOS 來解決新顯示卡的相容問題。
the BIOS → definite article with firmware name
When Tanaka's PC failed to boot, the repair shop found a corrupted BIOS was preventing Windows from detecting the SSD.
Tanaka 的電腦無法開機，維修店發現是 BIOS 損毀導致 Windows 無法偵測到 SSD。
corrupted BIOS — common noun modifier pattern
When Otis pressed F2 at startup, the screen showed the BIOS configuration menu.
Otis 在開機時按下 F2，螢幕上便顯示了 BIOS 設定選單。
When Priya opened her new laptop's recovery menu and saw 'UEFI Firmware Settings' — not the old 'BIOS Setup' screen.
Priya 打開新筆電的修復選單，看到的是「UEFI 韌體設定」而非舊的「BIOS 設定」畫面。
Mira read the motherboard manual carefully before changing any settings in the BIOS.
Mira 在更改 BIOS 的任何設定前，仔細閱讀了主機板說明書。
- firmware
broader category; BIOS is one type of firmware, but firmware also includes UEFI and embedded controller software
文法句型
the BIOS
a BIOS update
BIOS settings
用法筆記
Almost always written in uppercase letters (BIOS), even though the dictionary form is lowercase. This sense is used as a countable noun when referring to a specific version or type of BIOS (e.g. 'the latest BIOS from the manufacturer') and as an uncountable noun when talking about the system in general (e.g. 'the computer boots from BIOS').
常見錯誤
bios — 縮寫
1. a short way of writing 'Basic Input-Output System', which is the set of very bas
輸入輸出系統
開機基本程式的縮寫
a short way of writing 'Basic Input-Output System', which is the set of very basic startup instructions built into a computer that tell the processor what to do when the device is first turned on, before any other software is loaded.
At a workshop, the instructor pointed to the motherboard chip and explained that BIOS stands for Basic Input-Output System.
在工作坊中，講師指向主機板晶片，解釋 BIOS 的全名是 Basic Input-Output System。
BIOS stands for … — expansion pattern for acronyms
Sumin learned in class that BIOS refers to the low-level software that wakes up the hardware.
Sumin 在課堂上學到，BIOS 指的是啟動硬體的低階軟體。
Yusuf opened the system information screen to check whether the motherboard needed a firmware fix, and saw 'BIOS Version 2.15'.
Yusuf 打開系統資訊畫面確認主機板是否需要更新韌體，然後看到「BIOS 版本 2.15」。
Walid watched a tutorial on what each letter in BIOS stands for and how it checks memory during startup.
Walid 看了一部教學影片，說明 BIOS 每個字母代表什麼意思以及開機時如何檢查記憶體。
- Basic Input-Output System
the full spelled-out form; not an abbreviation
文法句型
BIOS stands for …
abbreviated as BIOS
用法筆記
This meaning is always expanded as 'Basic Input-Output System'. The abbreviated form is universally capitalised as BIOS in technical writing, documentation, and on-screen labels. Distinguish from sense noun/1, which treats BIOS as a concrete piece of firmware that can be updated or configured — this abbreviation sense simply provides the full name of the acronym.