Samsung has confirmed that its much-anticipated answer to Apple's Siri will be delayed.

近日，三星公司证实，其备受期待的、应对苹果Siri的语音助手将推迟发布。

The Bixby voice-powered assistant was unveiled at a special event last month and was meant to debut¹ on the South Korean giant's new flagship devices.

三星方面在上个月的一场特别活动中公布了这款Bixby语音助手，并预计将和三星最新旗舰设备同步推出。

But the Galaxy² S8 and S8 Plus will now ship without voice control for Bixby.

但现在的消息是，三星Galaxy S8和S8 Plus将不会搭载Bixby了。

However, Google's voice assistant, which is now a standard part of the Android operating system, will be available.

不过现在已经成为安卓系统标配的谷歌语音助手将可以使用。

The full Bixby will be made available as an update later this spring, Samsung said.

三星公司称，完整的Bixby语音系统将会在今年春天晚些时候才能使用。

It did not give a reason why, but early tests - by the BBC and others - suggested the software was lacking in the days ahead of its launch.

虽然三星并未给出推迟的原因，不过之前由BBC和其他公司进行的测试的结果显示，软件在发布前仍有不足。