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1 英语愿意

耦合：Coupling

2 英文解释

2.1 coupling noun [ C ]

a device that joins two things together

连接器，联接装置

例句：

• The carriage at the end of the train was left stranded when the coupling broke.
• 车钩断裂后火车尾部的客车厢被孤零零地抛在后面。

2.2 couple noun

two or a few things that are similar or the same, or two or a few people who are in some way connected

（相似或相同事物的）一对，一双，几个;（有某种联系之人的）一对，几个

• The doctor said my leg should be better in a couple of days.
  生说我的腿过两天就会好转。
• A couple of people objected to the proposal, but the vast majority approved of it.
  有几个人反对该提议，但绝大多数人赞同。
• We'll have to wait another couple of hours for the paint to dry.
  我们还得再等几个小时油漆才干。
• She'll be retiring in a couple more years.
  她再过几年就退休了。
• The weather's been terrible for the last couple of days.
  这几天天气糟透了。
• Many economists expect unemployment to fall over the next couple of months.
  许多经济学家预测在未来的几个月失业率将会下降。
• I'm sorry I didn't call you, but I've been very busy over the past couple of weeks.
  很抱歉我没打电话给你，这几个星期我实在是太忙了。

2.3 couple noun (TWO PEOPLE)

two people who are married or in a romantic or sexual relationship, or two people who are together for a particular purpose

夫妻；情侣；（有共同目的的）两个人

• a married couple
  一对夫妻
• An elderly couple live (US lives) next door.
  一对老夫妻住在隔壁。
• Should the government do more to help young couples buy their own homes?
  政府应该更多地帮助年轻夫妇购买他们自己的住房吗？
• The couple skated spectacularly throughout the competition.
  这对选手在整个比赛中滑得棒极了。

2.4 couple verb

to join or combine

连接；结合

• The sleeping car and restaurant car were coupled together.
  卧铺车厢和餐车挂在一起。
• High inflation coupled with low output spells disaster for the government in the election.
  低产出下的高通胀导致政府在选举中惨败。

3 中文解释

耦的含义：

• 两个人在一起耕地。
• 〔～合〕物理学上指两个或两个以上的体系或两种运动形式之间通过各种相互作用而彼此影响以至联合起来的现象。
• 同“偶”。

耦合，两个或两个以上的电路构成一个网络时，若其中某一电路中电流或电压发生变化，能影响到其他电路也发生类似的变化，这种网络叫做耦合电路。耦合的作用就是把某一电路的能量输送（或转换）到其他的电路中去。耦合是从一个电路部分到另一个电路部分的能量传递。

4 感想体会

coupling的词根是couple，本质是要连接在一起的两个东西，中文翻译成耦合，虽然意思很准确，但大多数人不知道“耦”是什么意思，因此，翻译成“耦合”反而让人生畏。专业词汇翻译不要故弄悬殊，不要找些生僻字。