1832, originally in chemistry, from base (n.) + -ic.
BASIC
computer language, 1964, initialism (acronym) for Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code; invented by Hungarian-born U.S. computer scientist John G. Kemeny (1926-1992) and U.S. computer scientist Thomas E. Kurtz (b.1928).
双语例句
1. The language this computer uses is BASIC.
这台计算机使用的是BASIC语言.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The government increased prices on several basic commodities like bread and meat.
政府提高了面包、肉类等几种基本商品的价格。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The Afro-Asian nations had approved the basic general principles of non-alignment.
亚非国家已经同意了不结盟的基本通则。
来自柯林斯例句
4. This basic utilitarian model gives a relatively unsophisticated account of human behaviour.
这个实用的基础模型较为简略地解释了人类的行为。
来自柯林斯例句
5. Nursing auxiliaries provide basic care, but are not qualified nurses.