| 释义 |
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: auto-, (sometimes before a vowel)aut- combining form - self; same; of or by the same one: autobiography
- acting from or occurring within; self-caused: autohypnosis
- self-propelling; automatic: automobile
Etymology: from Greek autos self au•to /ˈɔtoʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -tos. - an automobile.
auto-1 , prefix. - auto- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "self.'' This meaning is found in such words as: autocrat, autograph, autonomous, autonomy, autopsy. Also, esp. before a vowel, aut-.
auto-3 ,
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024au•to (ô′tō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tos. - automobile.
- by shortening 1895–1900, American.
- a combining form meaning "self,'' "same,'' "spontaneous,'' used in the formation of compound words:autograph.Also,[esp. before a vowel,] aut-.
- Greek, combining form of autós self
- a combining form representing automobile in compound words:autocade.
auto-3 ,- a combining form representing automatic in compound words:autoalarm;autofeed;autofocus.Sometimes also taken as an adjective:auto enlarger; auto stop control.
auto. ,- automatic.
- automobile.
- automotive.
|