Word · Frequency #21304
automotive
汽车的
relating to motor vehicles
- 1.
Having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling.
能够自行移动的；自驱的或自行的。
- 2.
Of, or relating to motor vehicles.
机动车的,或与机动车有关的。
自行的；能够自行移动的；自驱的或自行的。；机动车的,或与机动车有关的。
In use
He works in the automotive industry, designing engines.
The school offers a course in automotive repair for beginners.
Many automotive parts are now made from lightweight materials.
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。
Common mistakes
He bought an automotive.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。
My car has an automotive transmission.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。
Connections
Collocations
- automotive industry
- 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。
- automotive parts
- 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。
- automotive engineering
- 汽车工程
- She studied automotive engineering at university.她在大学学习汽车工程。
- automotive technology
- 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。
- automotive manufacturer
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：想象汽车自带动力行驶，automotive 就是“汽车的”。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.