
manufacture
词源
源自拉丁语 'manufactura',由 'manu'(手)和 'factura'(制作)组成,原意为手工制作。16世纪通过法语进入英语。
verb
❶ 指用机器或人工方式大规模生产商品或产品,通常涉及原材料加工和组装过程。
“This factory manufactures car parts for major automakers.”
(这家工厂为大型汽车制造商生产汽车零部件。)
“The company manufactures over 10,000 smartphones every day.”
(该公司每天生产超过1万部智能手机。)
❶ 指编造或捏造虚假的事物,常用于负面语境中表示不真实的陈述或证据。
“The politician was accused of manufacturing evidence.”
(这位政治家被指控伪造证据。)
“Don't manufacture excuses for being late.”
(不要为迟到编造借口。)
noun
❶ 指制造或生产的过程,特别是指通过工业手段将原材料转化为成品的过程。
“The manufacture of this device requires precision engineering.”
(这种设备的制造需要精密工程。)
“Local manufacture helps reduce transportation costs.”
(本地生产有助于降低运输成本。)
常见短语
manufacture consent — 指通过媒体宣传等手段人为制造公众对某事的认同或支持,常带有操纵舆论的负面含义。
“The government was accused of manufacturing consent for the war.”
(政府被指控为战争制造舆论支持。)
home manufacture — 指在家庭或小作坊中进行的生产活动,区别于大型工厂生产。
“Home manufacture of food products requires proper hygiene standards.”
(家庭食品生产需要符合适当的卫生标准。)