manufacture
Definitions
To make goods on a large scale using machinery.
（大规模）制造，生产。
To invent or fabricate (e.g. evidence, a story).
捏造，编造（证据、说法）。
The process of making goods on a large scale.
制造（过程）；生产。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmanu (hand) + fact (made) + -ure (act/result) = 'making by hand.' Latin manū factum, 'made by hand.' Ironically the word now means the opposite: mass production by machine in factories. The 'hand' is long gone, but the core idea — making things — stayed. This is fac in its plainest form.
Root fac still carries 273 more wordsWhy It Means This
Manufacture literally means 'made by hand' (Latin manū + factum), a word coined when goods really were handcrafted. The Industrial Revolution flipped its meaning entirely — today it conjures assembly lines and machines, the very opposite of handwork. It is a perfect example of a word whose etymology preserves a world that no longer exists.
Common Collocations
- 1.manufacture goods制造商品
- 2.mass manufacture大规模制造
- 3.manufacture of……的制造
- 4.locally manufactured本地制造的
- 5.manufacture evidence捏造证据
Example Sentences
- 1.
The company manufactures car parts in three countries.
- 2.
He was accused of manufacturing evidence.
- 3.
The manufacture of steel requires enormous heat.