mechanism
英 ['mek(ə)nɪz(ə)m]
美['mɛkənɪzəm]
	    - n. 机制;原理,途径;进程;机械装置;技巧
 
英英释意
- 1. the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction;
 - "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions"
 
- 2. the technical aspects of doing something;
 - "a mechanism of social control"
 - "mechanisms of communication"
 - "the mechanics of prose style"
 
- 3. a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function;
 - "the mechanism of the ear"
 - "the mechanism of infection"
 
- 4. (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
 
- 5. device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function