mechanism; principle; fundamentals
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
mechanism; principle; fundamental process
technicalUsed in scientific, medical, and technical contexts to describe the fundamental process or principle by which something operates. Equivalent to sense 2 of 机制.
Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
yán研
jiū究
zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
wù物
de的
zuò作
yòng用
jī机
lǐ理
。
We need to study the mechanism of action of this drug.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
jī机
qì器
de的
gù故
zhàng障
jī机
lǐ理
yǐ已
jīng经
chá查
míng明
le了
。
The failure mechanism of this machine has already been identified.
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Shēng生
wù物
xué学
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
tàn探
suǒ索
xì细
bāo胞
shuāi衰
lǎo老
de的
jī机
lǐ理
。
Biologists are exploring the mechanism of cellular aging.