| 单词 | mechanical |
| 释义 | mechanical —mechanically, adv. —mechanicalness, mechanicality, n. /meuh kan"i keuhl/, adj. 1. having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure. 2. being a machine; operated by machinery: a mechanical toy. 3. caused by or derived from machinery: mechanical propulsion. 4. using machine parts only. 5. brought about by friction, abrasion, etc.: a mechanical bond between stones; mechanical erosion. 6. pertaining to the design, use, understanding, etc., of tools and machinery: the mechanical trades; mechanical ability. 7. acting or performed without spontaneity, spirit, individuality, etc.: a mechanical performance. 8. habitual; routine; automatic: Practice that step until it becomes mechanical. 9. belonging or pertaining to the subject matter of mechanics. 10. pertaining to, or controlled or effected by, physical forces. 11. (of a philosopher or philosophical theory) explaining phenomena as due to mechanical action or the material forces of the universe. 12. subordinating the spiritual to the material; materialistic. n. 13. a mechanical object, part, device, etc. 14. Print. a sheet of stiff paper on which has been pasted artwork and type proofs for making a printing plate; paste-up. 15. Obs. a skilled manual laborer, as a carpenter or other artisan. [1375-1425; late ME, equiv. to mechanic mechanical + -AL1; see MECHANIC] |
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