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emulator (n.)
[emulator 词源字典]
1580s, "rival, competitor," from Latin
aemulator
"a zealous imitator, imitative rival," agent noun from
aemulari
"to rival" (see
emulation
). The meaning "imitative rival" in English is from 1650s.
[emulator etymology, emulator origin, 英语词源]