automatn.

Brit.

/ˈɔːtəmat/, U.S.

/ˈɔdəˌmæt/,

/ˈɔdoʊˌmæt/,

/ˈɑdəˌmæt/,

/ˈɑdoʊˌmæt/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from German. Partly either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Or (iii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: French automate; Latin automatum; Greek αὐτόματον; German Automat.

Etymology: Originally (in quot. 1671) either < French automate automate n., or < automaton n. or one of its classical etymons (with omission of the ending). In later use < German Automat automaton (1748 in plural Automaten ; in earlier use (from 1575 onwards) only with Latin or Greek inflectional endings, e.g. automata (nominative plural; 1575)), vending machine (1894 or earlier) < classical Latin automatum and its etymon ancient Greek αὐτόματον (see automaton n.); in later use (and perhaps also in form), the German noun was perhaps influenced by French automate automate n.With sense 2a compare the following early instance of German Automat in this sense (as final element of a compound, in the name of a jukebox) in an English context:1895 Musical News 23 Mar. 267/2 Another interesting novelty is the ‘Polyphon-Musik-Automat’. When the coin is put into the slot, the purchaser not only secures his chocolate or cigar, but the machine graciously plays a musical accompaniment. The use in sense 2b is apparently not paralleled in German. Compare later -mat comb. form.

1. = automaton n. (in various senses). rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > [noun] > self-movement > that which has

automaton1639

automat1671

1671 R. Bohun Disc. Wind 44 Air is a body so fluid, and tractable..that if it once be set a going, it as a kind of perpetuall Automat, continues the motion.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 435 Another Automat strikes the quarters.

1774 Ld. Monboddo Of Origin & Progress of Lang. (ed. 2) I. ii. vii. 380 Such an automat human art can produce.

1887 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 518 Such is not the action of flesh and blood..but..of some fabulous species of automat.

a1930 D. H. Lawrence Last Poems (1932) 186 The automat has no soul to lose.

1992 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 9 Apr. 36/4 She is actually an ‘automat’, constructed by the Abbé, who strikes her head with a mallet in his frustration.

2. U.S. Now chiefly historical.

a. A machine that automatically dispenses some article or service when a coin or token is inserted; a vending machine.Originally a German invention; the first automat was patented by the engineer Max Sielaff in 1888.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > types of machine generally > [noun] > coin-operated

automatic machine1808

slot-machine1891

automat1895

penny-in-the-slot1922

slot1950

coin-op1960

1895 Amer. Stationer 19 Dec. 1165 (caption) The candy automat.

1906 Techn. World Mag. 5 73/1 Berlin..possesses more ‘Automats’—automatic machines—than any other city in the world... They have ‘automat’ beer halls.

1908 Daily Chron. 11 Jan. 4/6 A very commendable feature has just been introduced into several German schools. Automats were placed in the courtyards, which, for a small coin, deliver hot or cold milk.

1958 Times 14 July 11/5 Next month..an ‘automat’ at the station [sc. New York subway] will receive the passengers' soiled clothes and return them, spotlessly dry-cleaned, the same day.

1995 J. A. Jakle in G. O. Carney Fast Food, Stock Cars, & Rock 'n' Roll vii. 111 The automats [in automated restaurants] were difficult for customers to operate, and the lack of human contact produced sterile settings.

b. Frequently with capital initial. A restaurant or cafeteria in which food is obtained from these.The first American automat, opened by Joseph V. Horn and Frank Hardart in Philadelphia in 1902, was modelled on a similar restaurant in Berlin.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating place > [noun] > eating-house or restaurant > snack bar > automatic

automat1902

1902 North Amer. (Philadelphia) 16 May 3/1 The place will be called ‘The Automat’. Anything from a sandwich to an oyster stew may be obtained by dropping the necessary coin in a slot.

1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Automat, a café or restaurant in which orders are automatically delivered to customers, who place coins or tokens in slots.

1919 F. Hurst Humoresque 48 Waldorf! You've got a fine chance. You mean the Automat, and two spoons for the ice-cream.

1920 P. G. Wodehouse Little Warrior xiv. 258 The Automat?.. The food's quite good. You go and help yourself out of slot-machines, you know.

1965 M. Bradbury Stepping Westward iii. 152 The..automat reminded him he had not had breakfast, so he went inside, bought a handful of nickels.., and looked in through the glass-fronted boxes at the rows of delectables within.

1987 M. Dorris N.Y. Hat in Paper Trail (1994) 21 They ate at automats in order to have enough money to stay at the Algonquin.

2009 Encycl. Brit. Online 26 Aug. at Automat Automats flourished in the first half of the 20th century, but their profitability gradually declined.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	automat
释义	automatn. Brit. /ˈɔːtəmat/, U.S. /ˈɔdəˌmæt/, /ˈɔdoʊˌmæt/, /ˈɑdəˌmæt/, /ˈɑdoʊˌmæt/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from German. Partly either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Or (iii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: French automate; Latin automatum; Greek αὐτόματον; German Automat. Etymology: Originally (in quot. 1671) either < French automate automate n., or < automaton n. or one of its classical etymons (with omission of the ending). In later use < German Automat automaton (1748 in plural Automaten ; in earlier use (from 1575 onwards) only with Latin or Greek inflectional endings, e.g. automata (nominative plural; 1575)), vending machine (1894 or earlier) < classical Latin automatum and its etymon ancient Greek αὐτόματον (see automaton n.); in later use (and perhaps also in form), the German noun was perhaps influenced by French automate automate n.With sense 2a compare the following early instance of German Automat in this sense (as final element of a compound, in the name of a jukebox) in an English context:1895 Musical News 23 Mar. 267/2 Another interesting novelty is the ‘Polyphon-Musik-Automat’. When the coin is put into the slot, the purchaser not only secures his chocolate or cigar, but the machine graciously plays a musical accompaniment. The use in sense 2b is apparently not paralleled in German. Compare later -mat comb. form. 1. = automaton n. (in various senses). rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > [noun] > self-movement > that which has automaton1639 automat1671 1671 R. Bohun Disc. Wind 44 Air is a body so fluid, and tractable..that if it once be set a going, it as a kind of perpetuall Automat, continues the motion. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 435 Another Automat strikes the quarters. 1774 Ld. Monboddo Of Origin & Progress of Lang. (ed. 2) I. ii. vii. 380 Such an automat human art can produce. 1887 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 518 Such is not the action of flesh and blood..but..of some fabulous species of automat. a1930 D. H. Lawrence Last Poems (1932) 186 The automat has no soul to lose. 1992 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 9 Apr. 36/4 She is actually an ‘automat’, constructed by the Abbé, who strikes her head with a mallet in his frustration. 2. U.S. Now chiefly historical. a. A machine that automatically dispenses some article or service when a coin or token is inserted; a vending machine.Originally a German invention; the first automat was patented by the engineer Max Sielaff in 1888. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > types of machine generally > [noun] > coin-operated automatic machine1808 slot-machine1891 automat1895 penny-in-the-slot1922 slot1950 coin-op1960 1895 Amer. Stationer 19 Dec. 1165 (caption) The candy automat. 1906 Techn. World Mag. 5 73/1 Berlin..possesses more ‘Automats’—automatic machines—than any other city in the world... They have ‘automat’ beer halls. 1908 Daily Chron. 11 Jan. 4/6 A very commendable feature has just been introduced into several German schools. Automats were placed in the courtyards, which, for a small coin, deliver hot or cold milk. 1958 Times 14 July 11/5 Next month..an ‘automat’ at the station [sc. New York subway] will receive the passengers' soiled clothes and return them, spotlessly dry-cleaned, the same day. 1995 J. A. Jakle in G. O. Carney Fast Food, Stock Cars, & Rock 'n' Roll vii. 111 The automats [in automated restaurants] were difficult for customers to operate, and the lack of human contact produced sterile settings. b. Frequently with capital initial. A restaurant or cafeteria in which food is obtained from these.The first American automat, opened by Joseph V. Horn and Frank Hardart in Philadelphia in 1902, was modelled on a similar restaurant in Berlin. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating place > [noun] > eating-house or restaurant > snack bar > automatic automat1902 1902 North Amer. (Philadelphia) 16 May 3/1 The place will be called ‘The Automat’. Anything from a sandwich to an oyster stew may be obtained by dropping the necessary coin in a slot. 1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Automat, a café or restaurant in which orders are automatically delivered to customers, who place coins or tokens in slots. 1919 F. Hurst Humoresque 48 Waldorf! You've got a fine chance. You mean the Automat, and two spoons for the ice-cream. 1920 P. G. Wodehouse Little Warrior xiv. 258 The Automat?.. The food's quite good. You go and help yourself out of slot-machines, you know. 1965 M. Bradbury Stepping Westward iii. 152 The..automat reminded him he had not had breakfast, so he went inside, bought a handful of nickels.., and looked in through the glass-fronted boxes at the rows of delectables within. 1987 M. Dorris N.Y. Hat in Paper Trail (1994) 21 They ate at automats in order to have enough money to stay at the Algonquin. 2009 Encycl. Brit. Online 26 Aug. at Automat Automats flourished in the first half of the 20th century, but their profitability gradually declined. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1671
随便看	θ12494 θ124940 θ124941 θ124942 θ124943 θ124944 θ124945 θ124946 θ124947 θ124948 θ124949 θ12495 θ124950 θ124951 θ124952 θ124953 θ124954 θ124955 θ124956 θ124957 θ124958 θ124959 θ12496 θ124960 θ124961