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automatically

/ˌɔːtəˈmætɪkli/
adverb★中级💡 自动地

“The door opens automatically when someone approaches.”

当有人接近时,门会自动打开。

neutral

由机器或系统自动执行的,无需人工干预的方式

The system updates automatically every night.

系统每晚自动更新。

💡

强调过程的自发性与无意识性,常用于描述技术系统、家电设备等。

neutral

不假思索地、下意识地(做某事)

She automatically reached for her phone when she heard a notification.

听到通知声时,她下意识地伸手去拿手机。

💡

强调行为的习惯性或条件反射性,常用于描述人类行为。

搭配

automatically adjust自动调整automatically generated自动生成的automatically renew自动续费

同义词

mechanicallyinvoluntarilyunconsciouslyspontaneously

反义词

manuallydeliberatelyintentionally

相关短语

on autopilot短语
处于自动模式,无需主动思考

💡专业提示

区分‘automatically’与‘automatically’的中文译法

在翻译时,注意区分技术语境(强调‘无人工干预’)与行为语境(强调‘下意识’)。如‘The app updates automatically’译为‘该应用会自动更新’(技术语境),而‘He smiled automatically’译为‘他下意识地笑了’(行为语境)。

⚡黄金法则

避免误译为‘自动化地’

‘automatically’并非‘自动化’的副词形式。‘automatically’强调‘自发性’或‘无需人工干预’,而‘自动化’通常指‘automation’(名词)或‘automated’(形容词)。例如:‘an automated system’(自动化系统)vs. ‘a system that updates automatically’(自动更新的系统)。

📖词源

源自希腊语‘automatos’(自动的),由‘auto-’(自身)+‘matos’(运动)组成。18世纪进入英语,原指机械装置的自发运动,后泛化为任何无需人工干预的过程。

📝用法说明

1. 多用于描述技术系统(如软件、家电)时,强调‘无需人工操作’的功能特性;2. 用于描述人类行为时,常带有‘不假思索’的贬义或中性色彩;3. 在正式文本中,可替换为‘by itself’或‘without human intervention’。

单词拆解

auto-
自身、自动
prefix
+
-matic
与运动或动作相关的后缀
suffix
+
-ally
副词后缀
suffix
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