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mechanism

英/mˈɛkənˌɪzəm/
美/ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm/
01n.

机械, 机构, 结构, 机理, 技巧

the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; the technical aspects of doing something; a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function; (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes