mid-15c., "small metal goods," from hard (adj.) + ware (n.). In the sense of "physical components of a computer" it dates from 1947. Hardware store attested by 1789.
双语例句
1. Hardware stores have sold out of water pumps and tarpaulins.
五金店内水泵和防水油布已经卖光了。
来自柯林斯例句
2. tanks and other military hardware
坦克和其他军事装备
来自《权威词典》
3. He bought a pot and other hardware at the store.
他从商店买了一个壶和其他金属制品.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. That family has carried on a hardware business for five generations.
那家已经经营五金生意五代了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Hardware is the mechanical components of a computer.