【突破英文词汇】aut, auto -- self 自己

autobiography¹ /ˌɔ:təbaɪ'ɒɡrəfɪ/

In her autobiography The Story of My Life, Helen Keller tells how unruly she was as a young child.

 

-- story of a person's life written by the person himself

 

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n. 自传

在她的自传《我的一生》中，海伦·凯勒描述她孩提时是多么任性。

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autocrat² /ˈɔ:təkræt/

 

The autocrat was replaced by a ruler responsible to the people.

 

-- ruler exercising self-derived, absolute power; despot

 

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n. 独裁者

那个独裁者被一位对人民负责的统治者取代了。

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autograph /'ɔ:təɡrɑ:f/

 

The baseball star wrote his autograph for an admirer who came up to him with a pencil and scorecard.

 

-- person's signature written by himself

 

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n. 亲笔签名

那个棒球明星为一位带着铅笔及计分卡的球迷签名。

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automation /ˌɔ:təˈmeiʃən/

 

Many workers have lost their jobs as a result of automation.

 

-- technique of making a process self-operating by means of built-in electronic controls

 

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n. 自动化；自动操作

许多工人由于自动化而失去了工作。

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automaton³ /ɔ:'tɒmətən/

 

An autocrat prefers his subjects to be automatons⁴, rather than intelligent human beings.

 

-- (literally, "self-acting⁵ thing") purely⁶ mechanical person following a routine; robot

 

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n. 机器人

独裁者希望他的人民都是机器人，而不是聪明人。

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autonomy /ɔ:'tɒnəmɪ/

 

After World War Ⅱ, many colonies were granted autonomy and became independent nations.

 

-- right of self-government

 

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n. 自治权

第二次世界大战后，许多殖民地获得了自治权，成为独立的国家。

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autopsy⁷ /'ɔ:tɒpsɪ/

The cause of the actor's sudden death willnot be known until the autopsy has been performed.

 

-- (literally, "a seeing for one's self") medical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death;

postmortem examination

 

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n. 验尸

验尸后才能知道这位演员突然死亡的原因。

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authentic⁸ /ɔ:ˈθentɪk/

When you withdraw money, the bank compares your signature with the one in its files 

to see if it is authentic.

 

-- (literally, "from the master himself") genuine; real; reliable; trustworthy

 

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adj. 可靠的；真正的

提款时，银行会拿你的签名与其档案里的比较，

以查对那是不是真迹。

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automatic /ˌɔ:təˈmætik/

You do not have to defrost the refrigerator because it is equipped with an automatic defroster.

 

-- acting by itself; independent

 

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adj. 自动的

你不必给这个冰箱除霜，因为它配有自动除霜器。

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autonomous⁹  /ɔ:ˈtɒnəməs/

 

The Alumni Association is not under the control of the school. It is a completely autonomous group.

 

-- self-governing; independent

 

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adj. 自治的；独立的

校友会不在学校的控制之下，它完全是一个独立的团体。

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1 autobiography   

n.自传

参考例句：

• He published his autobiography last autumn.他去年秋天出版了自己的自传。
• His life story is recounted in two fascinating volumes of autobiography.这两卷引人入胜的自传小说详述了他的生平。

2 autocrat   

n.独裁者；专横的人

参考例句：

• He was an accomplished politician and a crafty autocrat.他是个有造诣的政治家，也是个狡黠的独裁者。
• The nobles tried to limit the powers of the autocrat without success.贵族企图限制专制君主的权力,但没有成功。

3 automaton   

n.自动机器，机器人

参考例句：

• This is a fully functional automaton.这是一个有全自动功能的机器人。
• I get sick of being thought of as a political automaton.我讨厌被看作政治机器。

4 automatons   

n.自动机，机器人( automaton的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• These docile lunatic automatons are no more trouble to their guards than cattle. 对警卫来说，这些驯良的，机器人般的疯子和家畜一样不会带来多大的麻烦。 来自辞典例句
• For the most part, automatons are improved while they are off. 对大多数移动机器来讲，它们是在关机状态下得以改良的。 来自互联网

5 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

6 purely   

adv.纯粹地，完全地

参考例句：

• I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
• This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。

7 autopsy   

n.尸体解剖；尸检

参考例句：

• They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.他们正在给受害者验尸。
• A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant lesion at autopsy.尸检的主要发现是肠出血。

8 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

9 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。