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automotive [noun]
automotive 通常作定语修饰名词，常与 industry、engineering、parts 等搭配。
He has always been interested in automotive engineering.
他一直对汽车工程感兴趣。
汽车的
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汽车的
relating to motor vehicles
He has always been interested in automotive engineering.
他一直对汽车工程感兴趣。
能够自行移动的；自驱的或自行的。
Having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling.
机动车的,或与机动车有关的。
Of, or relating to motor vehicles.
He works in the automotive industry, designing engines.
他在汽车行业工作，设计发动机。
The school offers a course in automotive repair for beginners.
这所学校为初学者开设了一门汽车维修课程。
Many automotive parts are now made from lightweight materials.
许多汽车零件现在由轻质材料制成。
automotive 通常作定语修饰名词，常与 industry、engineering、parts 等搭配。
He has always been interested in automotive engineering.
他一直对汽车工程感兴趣。
Not this
He bought an automotive.
Use this
He bought a car.
automotive 是形容词，意为“汽车的”，不能直接作可数名词表示“汽车”；表示一辆车时要用 car 或 vehicle。
Not this
My car has an automotive transmission.
Use this
My car has an automatic transmission.
automotive 意为“汽车的、机动车的”，而 automatic 意为“自动的”；表达“自动变速箱”时应用 automatic transmission，不能把二者混淆。
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汽车工业
The automotive industry is a major employer in many countries.
汽车工业是许多国家的主要就业来源。
汽车零部件
The factory produces automotive parts for several global brands.
这家工厂为多个全球品牌生产汽车零部件。
汽车工程
She studied automotive engineering at university.
她在大学学习汽车工程。
汽车技术
Advances in automotive technology have made cars safer.
汽车技术的进步使汽车更安全。
汽车制造商
The automotive manufacturer announced a new electric vehicle.
这家汽车制造商发布了一款新电动汽车。
汽车行业
Investment in the automotive sector has increased sharply.
对汽车行业的投资大幅增加。
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记法：想象汽车自带动力行驶，automotive 就是“汽车的”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：automotive industry、engineering and technical documents、formal news reports automotive 在此通常作形容词，表示“汽车的”，多用于汽车行业、工程技术文档和正式新闻报道等场合；日常口语中较少单独使用，口语里更常说 car 或与汽车相关的说法。
motive、locomotive、emotive 的结尾都读 /əʊtɪv/，与 automotive 的 -otive 发音押韵；automobile 虽然以 auto- 开头，但读作 /ˈɔːtəməbiːl/，与 automotive 的读音差别很大；creative、alternative 拼写以 -ative 结尾，却分别读作 /kriˈeɪtɪv/ 和 /ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv/，并不与 automotive 押韵。
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