automobile

IPA/ˈɔːtəməbiːl/
KK[ˈɔtəmobˌil]IPA/ˈɔːtəməbiːl/

automobile — 名詞

  • automobilesingular
  • automobilesplural

1. a road vehicle, usually with four wheels and an engine, built to carry a small n

1.名詞B1
釋義

汽車

載人用的四輪機動車輛

a road vehicle, usually with four wheels and an engine, built to carry a small number of people from one place to another.

例句

Henry Ford built his first automobile in a small workshop behind his house.

亨利．福特在自家後院的小工坊裡，造出了他的第一輛汽車。

common collocation: build / make an automobile

The museum in Detroit displays automobiles from the early 1900s, including a shiny black Model T.

底特律的這間博物館展出了 1900 年代初期的汽車，其中包含一輛擦得發亮的黑色 T 型車。

常見搭配
  • build an automobile
  • drive an automobile
  • produce automobiles
  • the automobile industry
  • early automobiles
同義詞
  • car

    the everyday word; works in all registers

  • motorcar

    older British term, now sounds dated

  • vehicle

    broader — includes trucks, buses, motorcycles

用法筆記

Mainly American English and noticeably more formal than 'car'. Common in news writing, industry reports, and historical contexts; in everyday speech most Americans simply say 'car'. British speakers rarely use this word at all.

常見錯誤

Let's take the automobile to the supermarket.
Let's take the car to the supermarket.
in everyday conversation 'car' sounds natural; 'automobile' feels stiff or old-fashioned.
I drive an automobile to work every morning.
I drive to work every morning.' or 'I drive my car to work every morning.
keep 'automobile' for written or formal contexts.

automobile — 形容詞

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • automobile industry
  • automobile manufacturer
  • automobile sales
  • automobile parts
  • automobile dealer
  • automobile engineer

常用片語

  • the rise of the automobile
  • the age of the automobile
  • the early automobile

介系詞搭配

  • by automobile
  • in an automobile