machine, machinery, mechanism, apparatus, engine, motor

名詞 mechanism:

1. the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
   同義詞：chemical mechanism
2. the technical aspects of doing something
   同義詞：mechanics
3. a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function
4. (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
5. device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function

1. You operate the mechanism by winding this handle.
   操縱這臺(tái)機(jī)器要轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)這個(gè)把手。
2. The mechanism that revolves the turntable is broken.
   帶動(dòng)轉(zhuǎn)盤(pán)旋轉(zhuǎn)的機(jī)械裝置壞了。
3. A political arrangement in which various groups, such as ethnic or racial populations within a country or region, share power according to an agreed formula or mechanism.
   聯(lián)盟不同群體間的政治約定(如一個(gè)國(guó)家或地區(qū)內(nèi)部的民族或種族), 根據(jù)一個(gè)一致同意的方案或機(jī)構(gòu)共享權(quán)力
4. The watch has delicate mechanism.
   這塊表有精細(xì)的機(jī)械裝置。
5. The soldier told us where the firing mechanism of a rifle is.
   那個(gè)士兵告訴我們哪兒是步槍的擊發(fā)裝置。

mech.a.nism

n.Abbr. mech.（名詞）縮寫(xiě) mech.

A machine or mechanical appliance.
機(jī)器，機(jī)械裝置
The arrangement of connected parts in a machine.
機(jī)械組裝：機(jī)器之各相關(guān)部分的組合
A system of parts that operate or interact like those of a machine:
機(jī)械系統(tǒng)：各部分象機(jī)器零件那樣運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)或相互作用的系統(tǒng)：
例句：
the mechanism of the solar system.
太陽(yáng)系的機(jī)械系統(tǒng)

An instrument or a process, physical or mental, by which something is done or comes into being:
辦法，途徑：用來(lái)制造某事物的工具或者事物產(chǎn)生的物理過(guò)程或精神過(guò)程：
例句：
.The mechanism of oral learning is largely that of continuous repetition.(T.G.E. Powell)
.口語(yǔ)的學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)程在很大程度上來(lái)說(shuō)就是進(jìn)行不斷的重復(fù).(T.G.E.鮑威爾)

A habitual manner of acting to achieve an end.
手法，技巧：為達(dá)到一目的而采取習(xí)慣的行動(dòng)
Biology The involuntary and consistent response of an organism to a given stimulus.
【生物學(xué)】 生理反應(yīng)：生物體對(duì)所受到的刺激作出的無(wú)意識(shí)的連貫反應(yīng)
Psychology A usually unconscious mental and emotional pattern that dominates behavior in a given situation or environment:
【心理學(xué)】 心理狀態(tài)：在特定的情況或環(huán)境中控制行為的通常是無(wú)意識(shí)的精神和情緒狀態(tài)：
例句：
a defense mechanism.
戒備的心理狀態(tài)

The sequence of steps in a chemical reaction.
（化學(xué)反應(yīng)的）過(guò)程：化學(xué)反應(yīng)的一系列步驟
Philosophy The doctrine that all natural phenomena are explicable by material causes and mechanical principles.
【哲學(xué)】 機(jī)械論：一種哲學(xué)學(xué)說(shuō)，認(rèn)為一切自然現(xiàn)象都能由物質(zhì)原因和機(jī)械原理來(lái)解釋

來(lái)源：
New Latin môchanismus
現(xiàn)代拉丁語(yǔ) môchanismus
from Late Latin môchanisma
源自 后期拉丁語(yǔ) môchanisma
from Greek môkhanô [machine] * see mechanic
源自 希臘語(yǔ) môkhanô [機(jī)器] *參見(jiàn) mechanic