每日单词:optimize

optimize /ˈɒptɪmaɪz/
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基本释义

optimize: To optimize a plan, system, or machine means to arrange or design it so that it operates as smoothly and efficiently as possible.

v.使优化,使完善

外刊例句

Can ants help us solve our own traffic problems? Not likely, says Motsch. That's because when it comes to getting from point A to point B as fast as possible, human drivers put their own goals first. Individual ants have to be more cooperative in order to feed the colony. But the research could be useful in optimizing traffic flow for self-driving cars, which can be designed to be less like selfish humans—and more like ants.

蚂蚁能帮助我们解决交通问题吗?不太可能,Motsch说。这是因为,当涉及到以尽可能快的速度从A点到达B点时,人类司机会把自己的目标放在首位。为了给蚁群提供食物,单个蚂蚁必须更加合作。但这项研究可能有助于优化自动驾驶汽车的交通流量,因为自动驾驶汽车可以被设计得不要像自私的人类,而更像蚂蚁一样。
——《科学美国人》
追根溯源
单词 optimize 里面的 optim 部分,来自拉丁语 optimus, 意思是“最好的”。所以,在英语里包含 optim 的单词,多与此相关:
optimization /,ɒptɪmaɪ'zeɪʃən/
n.最佳化
optimistic /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/
adj.乐观的
optimist /ˈɒptɪmɪst/
n.乐观主义者,乐天派
optimal /ˈɒptɪməl/
adj.最佳的,最理想的
optimum /ˈɒptɪməm/
adj.最佳的,最适宜的
ize 是动词后缀,表示“使成...状态、使...化”等意思”,所以 optim+ize=使最好→使优化
真题例句
China is also doubling its efforts to develop e-commerce, to promote the integrated development of digital and real economies and to optimize the allocation of resources. All these efforts will shore up China's ability to push for innovation-driven development, to transform its pattern of economic development and to adjust its economic structure. China values fairness, openness and competition in the market. While pursuing its own development, China is committed to contributing to the global prosperity of the digital economy

中国大力发展电子商务,推动互联网和实体经济融合发展,改善资源配置。这些努力为 推动创新发展、转变经济发展方式、调整经济结构发挥了积极作用。中国欢迎公平、开放、竞争的市场,在自身发展的同时,致力于推动全球数字经济发展。

——《20年11月CATTI-三笔实务》
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