mechanic

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /mɪˈkænɪk/    美 /mɪˈkænɪk/|/mɪˈkænɪk/|/məˈkænɪk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A manual worker; a labourer or artisan. historical
    — His noble earnestness, his fidelity, his gallant shielding of her, his generous conquest of his own wrong and his own pride for her sake, are simply honourable, manly, and true. Nothing less worthy can be seen through the lustre of such qualities in the commonest mechanic, nothing less worthy can be seen in the best-born gentleman.
  2. Someone who builds or repairs machinery, a technician; now specifically, someone who works with and repairs the mechanical parts of a motor vehicle, aircraft or similar.
  3. A device, method or means; a function.
  4. A device, method or means; a function.; A function, rule or other implementation that dictates gameplay; a ludeme, a feature.
    — This game has a mechanic where if you run toward a ledge you automatically jump off rather than just falling.
  5. A hitman. slang
    — And from then on, his bag was silence. Silence and killing. Overnight he became the best grunt we had, a real killer, a mechanic.
  6. A cheat who manipulates the cards or dice.
    — I can do other things beside burglarizing. I'm a first-class crap dealer, I'm a pretty good card mechanic, pretty good dice mechanic.
形容词 adj.
  1. mechanical; relating to mechanics or the laws of motion in physics archaic
    — […] these mechanick Philosophers being in no Way able to give an Account thereof from the necessary motion of Matter, unguided by Mind for Ends […]
  2. mechanical; precise but lifeless, as if performed by machine archaic
    — But, for the unquiet heart and brain, ⁠A use in measured language lies; ⁠The sad mechanic exercise, Like dull narcotics, numbing pain.
  3. Of or relating to a mechanic or artificer, or to the class of artisans; hence, rude; common; vulgar; base. obsolete
    — Mechanic slaves, With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers.

词形变化

mechanick alternative,obsolete mechanics plural mechanick alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
biomechanic mechaphilia neuromechanic telemechanic mechanic arts aeromechanic auto mechanic card mechanic chancre mechanic dice mechanic Mechanic Falls mechanic's grip mechanic's lien Mechanicville shade tree mechanic
相关词
mechanical mechanically mechanics mechanism mechanistic mechanization mechanize

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.?
Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)
Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)bor.
Latin mēchanicusder.
Old French mecaniquebor.
Middle English mekanyk
English mechanic
From Middle English mekanyk (“mechanical”), from Old French mecanique, from Latin mechanicus (“of or belonging to machines or mechanics, inventive”), from Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós, “pertaining to machines or contrivance, mechanic, ingenious, inventive”), from μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “a machine, contrivance”); see machine.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.?
Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)
Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)bor.
Latin mēchanicusder.
Old French mecaniquebor.
Middle English mekanyk
English mechanic
From Middle English mekanyk (“mechanical”), from Old French mecanique, from Latin mechanicus (“of or belonging to machines or mechanics, inventive”), from Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós, “pertaining to machines or contrivance, mechanic, ingenious, inventive”), from μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “a machine, contrivance”); see machine.
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