automation
UK/.ɒ:tә'meiʃәn/US
IELTSGREB2
Definitions
n.
The use of machines or software to do tasks that people used to do
自动化，自动操作
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedauto-self
+
-ionact, process, state
=automation
auto- (self) + mat (driven) + -ion (state, act) = 'the state of running by itself.' Coined in the factory age for the shift from human hands to self-running systems. It now covers software too: marketing automation, home automation.
Root mat still carries 5 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.factory automation工厂自动化
- 2.marketing automation营销自动化
- 3.home automation家居自动化
- 4.process automation流程自动化
Example Sentences
- 1.
Automation has replaced many repetitive jobs on the factory floor.
- 2.
Marketing automation lets the team send follow-up emails without lifting a finger.
- 3.
There is growing debate about how automation will affect employment.