automation
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美 [,?t?'me??n]
英文詞源
- automation (n.)
- 1948, in the manufacturing sense, coined by Ford Motor Co. Vice President Delmar S. Harder, from automatic + -ion. Earlier (1838) was automatism, which meant "quality of being automatic" in the classical sense.
雙語例句
- 1. Automation revolutionized the olive industry in the early 1970s.
- 自動化技術在20世紀70年代早期給橄欖油產(chǎn)業(yè)帶來了一場革命。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Automation would bring a shorter, more flexible working week.
- 自動化會使工作周縮短，也更為靈活。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Administrative staff may be deskilled through increased automation and efficiency.
- 隨著自動化程度和效率的不斷提高，對管理人員的技能要求可能會大大降低。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Automation meant the loss of many factory jobs.
- 自動化意味著許多工廠工人失業(yè)。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. Automation will mean the loss of many jobs in this factory.
- 自動化將意味著這個工廠要減少許多工作職位.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》