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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 developed
 發展了的

From: Network Terminology

 developed
 開發 發展

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 De·vel·op v. t. [imp. & p. p. Developed p. pr. & vb. n. Developing.]  [Written also develope.]
 1. To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or give forth; as, to develop theories; a motor that develops 100 horse power.
    These serve to develop its tenets.   --Milner.
    The 20th was spent in strengthening our position and developing the line of the enemy.   --The Century.
 2. To unfold gradually, as a flower from a bud; hence, to bring through a succession of states or stages, each of which is preparatory to the next; to form or expand by a process of growth; to cause to change gradually from an embryo, or a lower state, to a higher state or form of being; as, sunshine and rain develop the bud into a flower; to develop the mind.
    The sound developed itself into a real compound.   --J. Peile.
    All insects . . . acquire the jointed legs before the wings are fully developed.   --Owen.
 3. To advance; to further; to prefect; to make to increase; to promote the growth of.
    We must develop our own resources to the utmost.   --Jowett (Thucyd).
 4. Math. To change the form of, as of an algebraic expression, by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
 5. Photog. To cause to become visible, as an invisible or latent image upon plate, by submitting it to chemical agents; to bring to view.
 To develop a curved surface on a plane Geom., to produce on the plane an equivalent surface, as if by rolling the curved surface so that all parts shall successively touch the plane.
 Syn: -- To uncover; unfold; evolve; promote; project; lay open; disclose; exhibit; unravel; disentangle.

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 developed
      adj 1: being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more
             complete or more useful; "the developed qualities of
             the Hellenic outlook"; "they have very small limbs
             with only two fully developed toes on each" [ant: undeveloped]
      2: (used of societies) having high industrial development;
         "developed countries" [syn: highly-developed]
      3: (of real estate) made more useful and profitable as by
         building or laying out roads; "condominiums were built on
         the developed site"