equipment
/ɪˈkwɪpmənt/noun
mass noun
1- the necessary items for a particular purpose设备; 器材; 用具：
suppliers of office equipment.
办公设备供应商。
1.1
- the process of supplying someone or something with such necessary items配备; 装备：
the construction and equipment of new harbour facilities.
新港口设施的建设和配备。
1.2
- mental resources才智; 才能; 知识; 素养：
they lacked the intellectual equipment to recognize the jokes.
他们缺乏理解这些笑话的智慧。
词源
early 18th cent.: from French équipement, from équiper 'equip'.