mechanism

1. N-COUNT In a machine or piece of equipment, a mechanism is a part, often consisting of a set of smaller parts, which performs a particular function. 機械裝置

...the locking mechanism. …鎖定裝置。

2. N-COUNT A mechanism is a special way of getting something done within a particular system. 機制

There's no mechanism for punishing arms exporters who break the rules. 對於違反槼定的軍火出口商還沒有懲罸機制。

3. N-COUNT A mechanism is a part of your behaviour that is automatic and that helps you to survive or to cope with a difficult situation. (行爲的) 機制

...a survival mechanism, a means of coping with intolerable stress. …一種生存機制，一種應對無法承受的壓力的方法。