"engineering" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 工程学
• 工程

Definition

工程学是运用科学和数学来设计、建造和改进机器、结构、系统和技术的领域或工作。它也可以指大学里为了成为工程师而学习的专业。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

谈论学科或行业时，'engineering' 通常是不可数名词，比如 'study engineering'、'go into engineering'。常见搭配有 'civil engineering'、'mechanical engineering'、'software engineering'。在一般语境中，它也可表示经过周密技术设计的意思，如 'engineering solutions'。

Examples

My brother studies engineering at university.

我哥哥在大学学**工程学**。

She wants to work in engineering after graduation.

她毕业后想从事**工程**工作。

Engineering uses math and science to solve problems.

**工程学**利用数学和科学来解决问题。

I liked physics in school, so engineering felt like a natural path for me.

我上学时喜欢物理，所以读**工程学**对我来说像是很自然的选择。

There’s a lot more creativity in engineering than people think.

**工程**里其实比人们想的更需要创造力。

She switched from business to engineering and never looked back.

她从商科转到**工程学**，之后就再也没有后悔过。