Animatronic describes moving models built to look like real animals or people, with motors, wires, and often a computer hidden inside, used in films and theme parks. A dinosaur that turns its head on a studio set; a pirate that speaks in a show.

Animatronic這個詞 describes用來形容 built to look like real animals or people做成像真的動物或人的 moving models會動模型, with motors, wires裝了馬達、電線, and often a computer hidden inside通常還藏著電腦, used in films and theme parks用在電影和主題樂園裡; on a studio set在攝影棚場景裡 a dinosaur that turns its head恐龍會轉頭, in a show在節目裡 a pirate that speaks海盜會說話

The method — making and using those models — is often called animatronics, with an s. People also say “an animatronic” for one of the models.

The method這種做法 making and using those models也就是製作和使用這些模型 is often called常被稱作 animatronics, with an sanimatronics這個字，多了個s; people also say人們也會說 an animatronican animatronic這個說法 for one of the models來指其中一個模型

The word is a blend of animate (make it seem alive) and electronic.

The word這個字是 animate (make it seem alive)animate（讓它看起來有生命） and electronic和electronic is a blend of的混合詞

Though actually, this is not a cartoon and not ordinary computer pictures: there is a real object in the room, even when cameras and computers help. A drawn or CGI character is animation; a physical model that blinks and breathes on stage is animatronic.

Though actually不過其實, this is not a cartoon and not ordinary computer pictures這不是卡通，也不是普通的電腦動畫, even when cameras and computers help就算有攝影機和電腦幫忙 there is a real object in the room房間裡還是有一個真實的物體; a drawn or CGI character手繪或電腦動畫的角色 is animation叫做animation, a physical model that blinks and breathes on stage舞台上會眨眼、會呼吸的實體模型 is animatronic才叫animatronic

You will hear the adjective most: animatronic dinosaurs. The process-word with -s is what film and park people use when they mean the whole craft.

You will hear the adjective most你最常聽到的是形容詞用法, animatronic dinosaurs像animatronic dinosaurs（會動的恐龍模型）這樣的說法; the process-word with -s帶s的那個字 is what film and park people use是電影和樂園業者會用的說法 when they mean the whole craft用來指整個這門技術的時候