appliance /əpˈlaiəns/ n. 1.［c］器具，用具，设备，器械: medical appliances 医疗器械； electrical appliances 电气用品；an appliance for opening tin cans 开罐头的工具 2.［u］适用: the appliance of principle to…把某一原理应用到…上

［辨析］与device和apparatus辨见device