automotive
UK/,ɔ:təu'məutiv/US/.ɒ:tәu'mәutiv/
TOEFLB2
Definitions
adj.
Relating to motor vehicles and the car industry.
汽车的；机动车的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedauto- ('self') + mot (move) + -ive (relating to) = 'relating to self-moving vehicles.' Same building blocks as automobile; the everyday word for the car industry: automotive engineering, the automotive sector.
Root mov still carries 92 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.automotive industry汽车工业
- 2.automotive technology汽车技术
- 3.automotive sector汽车行业
Example Sentences
- 1.
She works in automotive design for an electric car company.