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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

自动的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zìdòng de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Automatic/ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这台机器是自动的。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Operating by 자체적인 or independent mechanical or electronic mechanisms without direct human control.

    "The factory uses automatic assembly lines to increase production efficiency."
  2. 2

    Done or occurring spontaneously, without conscious thought or intention.

    "Blinking is an automatic response to bright light."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek word 'automatos' meaning self-acting or moving of one's own accord. It entered English in the late 18th century via French 'automatique' following the industrial revolution and the invention of self-regulating mechanisms.

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