mechanism

machine, machinery, mechanism, apparatus, engine, motor

名词 mechanism:

1. the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
   同义词：chemical mechanism
2. the technical aspects of doing something
   同义词：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.
   操纵这台机器要转动这个把手。
2. The mechanism that revolves the turntable is broken.
   带动转盘旋转的机械装置坏了。
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.
   联盟不同群体间的政治约定(如一个国家或地区内部的民族或种族), 根据一个一致同意的方案或机构共享权力
4. The watch has delicate mechanism.
   这块表有精细的机械装置。
5. The soldier told us where the firing mechanism of a rifle is.
   那个士兵告诉我们哪儿是步枪的击发装置。

mech.a.nism

n.Abbr. mech.（名词）缩写 mech.

A machine or mechanical appliance.
机器，机械装置
The arrangement of connected parts in a machine.
机械组装：机器之各相关部分的组合
A system of parts that operate or interact like those of a machine:
机械系统：各部分象机器零件那样运转或相互作用的系统：
例句：
the mechanism of the solar system.
太阳系的机械系统

An instrument or a process, physical or mental, by which something is done or comes into being:
办法，途径：用来制造某事物的工具或者事物产生的物理过程或精神过程：
例句：
.The mechanism of oral learning is largely that of continuous repetition.(T.G.E. Powell)
.口语的学习过程在很大程度上来说就是进行不断的重复.(T.G.E.鲍威尔)

A habitual manner of acting to achieve an end.
手法，技巧：为达到一目的而采取习惯的行动
Biology The involuntary and consistent response of an organism to a given stimulus.
【生物学】 生理反应：生物体对所受到的刺激作出的无意识的连贯反应
Psychology A usually unconscious mental and emotional pattern that dominates behavior in a given situation or environment:
【心理学】 心理状态：在特定的情况或环境中控制行为的通常是无意识的精神和情绪状态：
例句：
a defense mechanism.
戒备的心理状态

The sequence of steps in a chemical reaction.
（化学反应的）过程：化学反应的一系列步骤
Philosophy The doctrine that all natural phenomena are explicable by material causes and mechanical principles.
【哲学】 机械论：一种哲学学说，认为一切自然现象都能由物质原因和机械原理来解释

来源：
New Latin môchanismus
现代拉丁语 môchanismus
from Late Latin môchanisma
源自 后期拉丁语 môchanisma
from Greek môkhanô [machine] * see mechanic
源自 希腊语 môkhanô [机器] *参见 mechanic