柯林斯詞典automaton /???t?m??t?n, -t?n/ (automata/???t?m?t?/) 1. N-COUNT If you say that someone is an automaton, you are critical of them because they behave as if they are so tired or bored that they do things without thinking. (因疲憊或厭煩而)動作機械的人[表不滿] 2. N-COUNT An automaton is a small, mechanical figure that can move automatically. 機器人 返回 automaton劍橋詞典a machine that operates on its own without the need for human control , or a person who acts like a machine , without thinking or feeling 自動操作裝置,機器人;機械行事的人 I take the same route to work every day , like some sort of automaton. 我每天按同一路線去上班,就像個機器人一樣。 返回 automaton