manufacture /ˌmænjuˈfæktʃə(r)/
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外刊例句
The industry boasts no giants comparable to those in aircraftmanufacture or pharmaceuticals, let alone computing; no solar company has a market capitalisation of more than $10bn, and no solar ceo is in danger of being recognised on the street.
该行业没有能与飞机制造或制药行业相提并论的巨头,更不用说计算机行业了。没有一家太阳能公司的市值超过100亿美元,也没有哪位太阳能公司的首席执行官能轻易被公众记住。
——《经济学人》
基本释义
manufacture: To manufacture something means to make it in a factory, usually in large quantities. In economics, manufactures are goods or products which have been made in a factory.
v/n. 制造(业);加工;工业品
追根溯源
单词manufacture里的词根manu,来源于拉丁语manus,表示“手”。所以,在英语里包含man/manu的单词,多与“手、操作”相关:
manual /ˈmænjuəl/ n.说明书;小册子
maneuver /mə'nʊvə/ vt.演习;调遣
manicure /ˈmænɪkjʊə(r)/ v.修剪,美甲
manipulate /məˈnɪpjuleɪt/ vt.操纵,操作
manuscript /ˈmænjuskrɪpt/ n.手稿
词根fact表示“做”,ure是常见的名词或动词后缀,所以,manu(手,操作)+fact(做)+ure(名词或动词)=手工做出来的东西、制作→产品、工业品,制造。