Group 01 Aut, Auto—self
“自己”
autobiography
n. 自传
In her autobiography The Story of My Life, Helen keller tells how unruly she was as a young child.
海伦·凯勒在她的自传“我的一生”中,描述孩童时她如何的任性。
autocrat
n. 独裁者
The autocrat was replaced by a ruler responsible to the people.
那独裁者被一位对人民负责的统治者取代了。
autograph
n. 亲笔签名
The baseball star wrote his autograph for an admirer who came up to him with a pencil and scorecard.
那棒球明星为一位带着铅笔及他身高体重卡片的球迷签名。
automation
n. 自动化,自动操纵
Many workers have lost their jobs as a result of automation.
许多工人由于自动化而失去工作。
automaton
n. 机器人
An autocrat prefers his subjects to be automatons, rather than intelligent human human beings.
独裁者希望他的人民都是机器人,而不是聪明人。
autonomy
n. 自治权
After World War II, many colonies were granted autonomy and became independent nations.
二次大战后,许多殖民地获得自治权,成为独立的国家。
autopsy
n. 验尸
The cause of the actor's sudden death will not be known until the autopsy has been performed.
直到验尸后,才能知道这位演员突然死亡的原因。
authentic
adj. 可靠的;真正的 反:false, spurious, fictitious,
When you withdraw money, the bank compares your signature with the one in its files to see if it is authentic.
你提款时,银行会拿你的签名与其档案里的做比较,以查对是不是真迹。
automatic
adj. 自动的 反:manual
You do not have to defrost this refrigerator because it is equipped with an automatic defroster.
你不必替这个冰箱除霜,因为它配有自动除霜器。
autonomous
adj. 自治的,独立的
The Alumni Association is not under the control of the school. It is a completely autonomous group.
校友会不在学校的控制下,它完全是一个独立的团体。