「mechanic」

n. 技工，机修工
adj. 手工的
n. (Mechanic)人名；(英)梅凯尼克

英 [mɪ'kænɪk]美 [mə'kænɪk]

权威例句

1. An elevator mechanic can work the machinery directly by turning this lever.
   电梯修理工可以转动这根杠杆直接操作机器。
   来自柯林斯例句
2. He was a born mechanic with a flair for design.
   他生来就是个有设计天赋的机械师。
   来自柯林斯例句
3. He worked as a motor mechanic.
   他是一名汽车修理工。
   来自柯林斯例句
4. The mechanic located the fault immediately.
   机修工立即找到了出故障的地方。
   来自《权威词典》
5. The mechanic made the necessary adjustments to the engine.
   机械师对发动机作了必要的调整.
   来自《简明英汉词典》

中文词源

mechanic 机械的，机械师，技工

来自拉丁mechanicus,机械师，来自machina,机械，引擎，工具，词源同machine.

英语词源

mechanic (adj.)

late 14c., "pertaining to or involving mechanical labor" (now usually mechanical), also "having to do with tools," from Latin mechanicus, from Greek mekhanikos "full of resources, inventive, ingenious," literally "mechanical, pertaining to machines," from mekhane (see machine (n.)). Meaning "of the nature of or pertaining to machines" is from 1620s.

mechanic (n.)

"manual laborer," late 14c., from Latin mechanicus, from Greek mekhanikos "an engineer," noun use of adjective meaning "full of resources, inventive, ingenious" (see mechanic (adj.)). Sense of "one who is employed in manual labor, a handicraft worker, an artisan" (chief sense through early 19c.) is attested from 1560s. Sense of "skilled workman who is concerned with making or repair of machinery" is from 1660s, but not the main sense until the rise of the automobile.