automobile
automobile — 名詞
1. a road vehicle, usually with four wheels and an engine, built to carry a small n
汽車
載人用的四輪機動車輛
a road vehicle, usually with four wheels and an engine, built to carry a small number of people from one place to another.
Henry Ford built his first automobile in a small workshop behind his house.
亨利．福特在自家後院的小工坊裡，造出了他的第一輛汽車。
common collocation: build / make an automobile
The museum in Detroit displays automobiles from the early 1900s, including a shiny black Model T.
底特律的這間博物館展出了 1900 年代初期的汽車，其中包含一輛擦得發亮的黑色 T 型車。
Many American families bought their first automobile during the boom years after the war.
戰後景氣好的那幾年，許多美國家庭買下了人生第一輛汽車。
When the snowstorm hit Chicago, dozens of automobiles were stuck on the highway for hours.
暴風雪襲擊芝加哥時，數十輛汽車卡在高速公路上動彈不得，受困長達數小時。
The factory in Ohio produces about two hundred automobiles every day.
俄亥俄州的這間工廠每天大約生產兩百輛汽車。
用法筆記
Mainly American English and noticeably more formal than 'car'. Common in news writing, industry reports, and historical contexts; in everyday speech most Americans simply say 'car'. British speakers rarely use this word at all.
常見錯誤
automobile — 形容詞
1. connected with cars or with the business of designing, building, and selling the
汽車的
與汽車或汽車產業相關的
connected with cars or with the business of designing, building, and selling them.
Detroit was once the heart of the American automobile industry.
底特律曾經是美國汽車工業的核心。
set phrase: the automobile industry
Toyota and Ford are two of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world.
豐田和福特是世界上規模最大的兩家汽車製造商。
common collocation: automobile manufacturer
My uncle works as an automobile engineer at a small factory in Nagoya.
我叔叔在名古屋一間小工廠擔任汽車工程師。
After the chip shortage in 2021, Ford reported a sharp drop in automobile sales.
2021 年晶片短缺之後，福特回報汽車銷售大幅下滑。
- automotive
more technical, common in industry writing
- auto
shorter, used in 'auto parts', 'auto insurance', 'auto repair'
- car
as a modifier in everyday phrases like 'car park'
文法句型
automobile + noun
用法筆記
Only used before a noun (attributive), never after a linking verb. Limited to a small set of fixed-sounding combinations: industry, manufacturer, sales, engineer, parts, dealer. For other contexts 'car' as a modifier (car park, car insurance) is more natural.