黑盒子

hēihézǐ

noun #27,850

Measure Word

一个黑盒子 gè

Meanings

1 black box (flight recorder)
2 black box (opaque system)

Characters

small object suffix

Examples

调查人员找到了飞机的黑盒子。

Diàochá rényuán zhǎodào le fēijī de hēihézǐ.

Investigators found the airplane's black box.

这个算法对我来说就像一个黑盒子。

Zhège suànfǎ duì wǒ lái shuō jiù xiàng yīgè hēihézǐ.

This algorithm is like a black box to me.

Tips

usage

黑盒子 is used literally for flight data recorders (which are actually bright orange) and figuratively for any system whose internal workings are opaque or unknown, a usage borrowed from computer science.

Stroke Order

黑 hēi

盒 hé

子 zǐ