1. (因為疲憊、厭煩等)動(dòng)作機械的人 If you say that someone is an automaton, you are critical of them because they behave as if they are so tired or bored that they do things without thinking.
e.g. I get sick of being thought of as a political automaton. 我討厭被看作政治機器。
2. 小機器人 An automaton is a small, mechanical figure that can move automatically.
automaton的意思
automaton英英釋義
noun
1. a mechanism that can move automatically
Synonym: robotgolem
2. someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way