Whitney
/ˈhwɪtnɪ/- Whitney, Eli (1765-1825), American inventor. He conceived the idea of mass-producing interchangeable parts. This he applied in his fulfilment of a contract (1797) to supply muskets.惠特尼, 伊莱（1765-1825, 美国发明家; 提出大量生产互换零件的想法, 并将该想法应用于一份火枪供应合同[1797]的实施过程）。