android

/ˈæn.drɔɪd/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈændrˌɔɪd] /ˈæn.drɔɪd/ (ame, ipa) · [ˈændrˌɔɪd] /ˈan-ˌdrȯid/ (ame, mw)

android — noun

  • androidsingular
  • androidsplural

1. a machine built to resemble a person in appearance and behaviour, especially in

1.名詞C1
釋義

a machine built to resemble a person in appearance and behaviour, especially in stories or advanced technology

例句

The museum's android blinked, bowed, and welcomed visitors at the entrance.

human-like actions: blink, bow, welcome

In the film, the android cooked dinner and argued like a real person.

同義詞
  • humanoid

    emphasises a human shape; often used in technical or science-fiction contexts

  • robot

    broader term for any programmable machine, whether human-shaped or not

  • automaton

    more formal and old-fashioned, often suggesting stiff mechanical movement

反義詞
  • human

    a real person rather than a machine made to resemble one

文法句型

an android

androids

用法筆記

Most common in science fiction and robotics. Use android when the machine is meant to look or act human; otherwise everyday English usually says robot.

常見錯誤

❌The factory uses android arms on the line.
✅The factory uses robotic arms on the line.
💡'android' usually means a whole human-shaped machine, not just one mechanical part.

2. the main software made by Google for many phones and tablets, controlling the de

2.名詞
釋義

the main software made by Google for many phones and tablets, controlling the device and allowing apps to run

例句

Ritu updated Android before the trip so the maps app would work offline.

common pattern: update Android

The bank's new security tool works on Android but not on older phones.

preposition: on Android

同義詞
  • mobile operating system

    general technical term for software that controls a phone or tablet

  • platform

    broader computing term, often used when comparing software ecosystems

反義詞
  • iOS

    Apple's mobile operating system, commonly contrasted with Android

文法句型

run Android

update Android

on Android

用法筆記

Usually capitalized because it names the software platform. This sense refers to the system itself, not to the physical phone or tablet in sense 3.

常見錯誤

❌I dropped my Android in the sink.
✅I dropped my Android phone in the sink.
💡this sense names the software, while the hardware belongs to sense 3.

3. a phone, tablet, or similar device that uses Android instead of Apple's iOS or a

3.名詞
釋義

a phone, tablet, or similar device that uses Android instead of Apple's iOS or another system

例句

Cyrus bought an Android because its battery lasted longer than the iPhone's.

common shopping use: buy an Android

At lunch, Mira showed us an Android with a pen built into the case.

同義詞
  • Android phone

    more explicit everyday phrase when the device is definitely a smartphone

  • Android device

    broader term that can include tablets as well as phones

反義詞
  • iPhone

    an Apple phone, commonly contrasted with an Android device

文法句型

an Android

Androids

buy an Android

用法筆記

Common in everyday talk about phones and tablets. With an article, an Android usually means the device, while bare Android more often means the operating system in sense 2.