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.
   操縱這臺機器要轉(zhuǎn)動這個把手。
2. The mechanism that revolves the turntable is broken.
   帶動轉(zhuǎn)盤旋轉(zhuǎn)的機械裝置壞了。
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(如一個國家或地區(qū)內(nèi)部的民族或種族), 根據(jù)一個一致同意的方案或機構(gòu)共享權(quán)力
4. The watch has delicate mechanism.
   這塊表有精細的機械裝置。
5. The soldier told us where the firing mechanism of a rifle is.
   那個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 mech.

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

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

A habitual manner of acting to achieve an end.
手法，技巧：為達到一目的而采取習(xí)慣的行動
Biology The involuntary and consistent response of an organism to a given stimulus.
【生物學(xué)】 生理反應(yīng)：生物體對所受到的刺激作出的無意識的連貫反應(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意識的精神和情緒狀態(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)】 機械論：一種哲學(xué)學(xué)說，認為一切自然現(xiàn)象都能由物質(zhì)原因和機械原理來解釋

來源：
New Latin môchanismus
現(xiàn)代拉丁語 môchanismus
from Late Latin môchanisma
源自 后期拉丁語 môchanisma
from Greek môkhanô [machine] * see mechanic
源自 希臘語 môkhanô [機器] *參見 mechanic