factory

Definitions

fact (make) + -ory (place for) = 'a place for making.' The clearest everyday picture of the root: a factory is simply where things get made. If you can remember factory = make-place, you can recognize fac in every cousin word.

Common Collocations

• 1.factory worker工厂工人
• 2.factory floor车间
• 3.car factory汽车厂
• 4.factory outlet工厂直销店
• 5.factory settings出厂设置

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The car factory employs over three thousand workers.

• 2.

  The old factory was converted into modern apartments.

• 3.

  Goods are shipped directly from the factory to stores.