automat
名词 n.
美 /ˈɔtəmæt/
英文释义
名词 n.
- A vending machine for food.
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A cafeteria consisting of vending machines.
— People from all levels of society ate in Automats at least occasionally. Movies often cast their cosmopolitan stars dropping coins in Horn & Hardart's slots, and tourists felt compelled to visit an Automat.
词汇关系
词源
Borrowed from German Automat, as the system was originally developed in Germany in the late 19th c. Doublet of automaton.
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