machine

释义

• n. 机械，机器；机构；机械般工作的人
• vt. 用机器制造
• n. (Machine)人名；(意)马基内

词源

machine

machine: [16] The ultimate source of both machine and mechanic [14] was makhos, a Greek word meaning ‘contrivance, means’, and related distantly to English may ‘be able’ and might. From it was derived mēkhané, whose Doric dialect form mākhaná passed into Latin as māchina ‘engine, contrivance’. English acquired the word via Old French machine. Meanwhile mēkhané had spawned an adjectival derivative mēkhanikós, which was in due course to find its way into English through Latin mēchanicus.=> mechanic

例句

• 1. Planes dropped bombs and raked the beach with machine gun fire. 飞机投下炸弹，并用机关枪扫射海滩。
• 2. Parents can programme the machine not to turn on at certain times. 父母可以设定这台机器的程序，使它在特定时间段无法开启。
• 3. The repairs to the Hafner machine were near to completion. 对哈夫纳机器的修理即将结束。
• 4. Boys and girls will enjoy messing about with any kind of machine. 男孩和女孩会喜欢摆弄各种机械装置。
• 5. The three of us stood around the machine nodding wisely. 我们三人站在机器周围，若有所悟地点着头。