mechan
mechan — 構詞成分
1. relating to machines, tools, or mechanical systems; appearing at the start of wo
機械;機器
與機械、機器有關的字根
relating to machines, tools, or mechanical systems; appearing at the start of words that describe something powered by or involving machinery.
A mechanic fixed the broken engine on Mrs. Chen's truck.
陳太太的卡車引擎故障,一位 mechanic(技師)把它修好了。
mechanic = mechan- + -ic (person who works with machinery)
The mechanical arm on the factory line could lift two hundred kilograms.
工廠生產線上的 mechanical(機械的)手臂能舉起兩百公斤。
mechanical = mechan- + -ical (adjective form)
Scientists studied the mechanism that turns plant sugars into energy.
科學家研究了把植物糖分轉化為能量的 mechanism(機制)。
New machines helped mechanize the work that people used to do by hand.
新機器協助 mechanize(機械化)過去需要手工完成的工作。
文法句型
mechan- + noun/adjective suffix
用法筆記
This combining form attaches to common suffixes (-ic, -ical, -ism, -ize) to build the core vocabulary of engineering and technology. It is not used as a standalone English word.