automat

n. 自动售货机, 自动贩卖式餐馆 [化] 自动机; 自动装置

发音

US /ˈɔtəmæt/

词形变化

automats 复数 automats

别名

Automat

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A vending machine for food.

  2. 2.

    A cafeteria consisting of vending machines.

    历史

词汇关系

词源

Borrowed from German Automat, as the system was originally developed in Germany in the late 19th c. Doublet of automaton.

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