mechanical

mechanical
adjective
  1. working or produced by machines or machinery
    机械的,机器的
    a mechanical device.
    机械装置。
    ■of or relating to machines or machinery
    与机械有关的
    a mechanical genius.
    机械方面的天才。
    mechanical failure.
    机械故障。
  2. (of a person or action) not having or showing thought or spontaneity; automatic
    机械的,呆板的
    she stopped the mechanical brushing of her hair.
    她停止机械地梳理头发。
  3. relating to physical forces or motion; physical
    机械力的;物理上的
    the smoothness was the result of mechanical abrasion.
    这种光滑是机械摩擦的结果。
    ■(of a theory) explaining phenomena in terms only of physical processes
    (理论)机械的
    ■of or relating to mechanics as a science
    力学的;机械学的
noun
  1. (mechanicals)the working parts of a machine, especially a car
    机械部件(尤指汽车部件)
  2. (一般作mechanicals)(archaic)(especially with allusion to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream) a manual worker
    (古)工人(尤指其出典莎士比亚的《仲夏夜之梦》)
    rude mechanicals.
    粗鲁的工人。
派生
mechanically
adverb
mechanicalness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (describing an art or occupation concerned with the design or construction of machines): via Latin from Greek mēkhanikos (see mechanic) + -al
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