硬件

• 拼音: yìng jiàn
• 汉字拆解: 硬 = 石 (stone) + 更, hard/rigid; 件 = 亻 + 牛, piece/item

含义

Hardware. The physical components of a computer or electronic system.

Originally a computing term referring to physical equipment as opposed to software (软件). Now also used metaphorically for physical facilities, infrastructure, or tangible resources in any field. Common in tech, business, and education contexts.

例句

1. 这台电脑的硬件配置很高，运行速度很快。
2. 学校正在升级教室的硬件设施。
3. 软件再好，硬件跟不上也没用。

用法指南

语境: technology, infrastructure, business

语气: technical

正确说法

• 硬件出问题了。(There's a hardware problem.)
• 我们需要更新硬件设备。(We need to update the hardware equipment.)

错误说法

• 这个程序的硬件有bug (Programs have software bugs — 硬件 is physical components)

起源与历史

Compound of 硬 (hard, rigid) and 件 (piece, item). Calque from English 'hardware,' contrasting with 软件 (software).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal