1851, soft wares, "woolen or cotton fabrics," also, "relatively perishable consumer goods," from soft + ware (n.). The computer sense is a separate coinage from 1960, based on hardware.
雙語例句
1. ￡2,500 for software is soon swallowed up in general costs.
用于軟件方面的2,500英鎊很快就被一般性費用耗光了。
來自柯林斯例句
2. For many software packages, the price bears little relation to cost.
對于很多軟件包來說，價錢和成本沒有什么聯系。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Most applications software for personal computers cost over $500 a throw.
個人電腦使用的多數應用軟件的單價為500多美元。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Europe's software companies still have a growing home market.
歐洲軟件公司的國內市場仍在增長中。
來自柯林斯例句
5. It's cheaper to buy software bundled with a PC than separately.