cyborg

IPA/ˈsaɪbɔːɡ/
KK[sˈaɪbɔrɡ]IPA/ˈsaɪbɔːrɡ/

cyborg — noun

  • cyborgsingular
  • cyborgsplural

1. A fictional being whose body blends living human tissue with mechanical or elect

1.名詞B2
釋義

A fictional being whose body blends living human tissue with mechanical or electronic parts.

例句

Nala's favourite film character is a cyborg whose memories are stored on a computer chip.

possessive 'whose' for describing cyborg features

The novel imagines a future where cyborgs live alongside ordinary humans.

同義詞
  • android

    refers to a robot designed to look like a human, while a cyborg has living human parts

  • bionic being

    more technical; emphasises electronic enhancement rather than the blend of tissue and machine

反義詞
  • human

    a person with no mechanical or electronic body parts

文法句型

a/the + cyborg

cyborg + relative clause with 'whose'

用法筆記

This sense is specific to fictional, especially science-fiction, contexts. In everyday conversation, most people first think of movie or comic-book cyborgs rather than real technology.

常見錯誤

❌The robot had human skin on its face.
✅The cyborg had human skin on its face.
💡Robots are fully mechanical; cyborgs have both living and mechanical parts.
❌The cyborg in the hospital helped the doctors with surgery.' (when meaning a medical robot)
✅The surgical robot in the hospital helped the doctors.
💡Real medical assistants are robots, not cyborgs.

2. A person whose body contains electronic or mechanical parts that improve or repl

2.名詞C1
釋義

A person whose body contains electronic or mechanical parts that improve or replace their natural abilities, for example to help them see, hear, or move.

例句

Some people with hearing loss use a cochlear implant, making them a kind of cyborg.

collocation: cochlear implant / hearing loss

After her accident, Noor calls herself a cyborg because of her robotic leg.

pattern: call + oneself + a [noun]

同義詞
  • bionic human

    more formal; emphasises electronic restoration of lost functions

  • augmented human

    focuses on enhanced abilities rather than the machine-human boundary

反義詞

文法句型

a/the + cyborg

become a cyborg

call + noun + a cyborg

用法筆記

This sense is broader than the science-fiction one and can include people with medical implants or prosthetics. The term is sometimes used playfully or metaphorically by those who embrace the label.

常見錯誤

❌My new phone makes me a cyborg.
✅My new phone makes me feel like a cyborg.
💡Using an ordinary electronic device does not make someone truly a cyborg; the term implies the device is part of the body.