android

n. 机器人；安卓操作系统

英文词源

android (n.): "automaton resembling a human being," 1837, in early use often in reference to automated chess players, from Modern Latin androides (itself attested as a Latin word in English from 1727), from Greek andro- "male" (see andro-) + -eides "form, shape" (see -oid). Greek androdes meant "like a man, manly;" compare also Greek andrias "image of a man, statue." Listed as "rare" in OED 1st edition (1879), popularized from c. 1951 by science fiction writers.

1. If you want an Android phone right now, get a Nexus One.: 如果你想现在入手一台Android手机, 买NexusOne吧.

2. Motorola this month likewise un - veiled its first Android - powered smartphone.: 摩托罗拉(Motorola)本月也推出了首款运行Android操作系统的智能手机.

3. Dell's first smartphone, for example, will run on the Android platform.: 例如, 戴尔的首款智能手机将运行Android操作系统.

4. I have extensively tested nearly all Android phones to date.: 我已经广泛使用了至目前为止的所有Android手机.

5. Android is already closing the gap with the market leader.: Android已经明显的缩小了与市场领头羊的差距.