mechanised
mechanised — 形容詞
1. describes a system or process in which machines take over tasks that people prev
機械化的
用機器取代人力的
describes a system or process in which machines take over tasks that people previously did with their hands or with simple tools
The mechanised bakery can produce over 5,000 loaves per hour.
這家機械化麵包廠每小時能生產超過五千條麵包。
collocation: mechanised bakery / mechanised farming
Many workers lost their jobs when the factory switched to mechanised assembly lines.
工廠轉用機械化裝配線後,許多工人失去了工作。
contrast: switched from manual to mechanised
Before mechanised farming, harvesting wheat required dozens of workers with hand tools.
在機械化農業出現之前,收割小麥需要數十名工人使用手工工具。
The new mechanised sorting system handles packages much faster than human staff could.
新的機械化分揀系統處理包裹的速度遠比人工快。
Yuki's grandfather operated a mechanised loom at the textile mill for nearly forty years.
Yuki 的祖父在紡織廠操作機械化織布機將近四十年。
- automated
broader term that can include computer-controlled processes, not just physical machinery
- machine-operated
more literal, less common; simply describes something run by a machine
- motorised
specifically refers to being fitted with an engine or motor
- manual
done by human hands rather than by machines
- hand-operated
requires a person to control it directly by hand
文法句型
mechanised + noun (farm / production line / system)
用法筆記
British spelling; the American English equivalent is 'mechanized'. This adjective is nearly always used attributively (before a noun).