由機器自己完成
少掉的那一步是人的手：機器自己動，不需要有人操作。
by machine · r · B2
By machine, without a person doing or controlling it.
自動（機器）
核心畫面
Picture a result that arrives without anyone reaching for a switch: one thing happens, and the next thing follows on its own. Automatically marks that missing step. Sometimes the missing step is a decision (a rule applies by itself), sometimes it is a thought (your hand moves before you think), and sometimes it is a hand on a machine.
可以想成：一個結果自己就來了，沒有人去按開關——前面的事一發生，後面的事就跟著發生。automatically 標示…更多收起
可以想成：一個結果自己就來了，沒有人去按開關——前面的事一發生，後面的事就跟著發生。automatically 標示的就是「中間少了那一步」。少掉的那一步有時是判斷（規定自己就生效了），有時是念頭（手比腦子還快），有時就是真的少了一隻操作機器的手。看清楚少掉的是哪一步，三個用法就分得開了。From the picture
Also in this word
automatically; as a result · r · B2
As a direct result of a situation or action, without you needing to do anything else.
就會 / 自動
without thinking; by habit · r · B2
Doing something without stopping to think about it, as if by habit.
不假思索地
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
automaticallyadv/ˈɔːtəʊˌmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/
- 1
In an automatic manner.
- Most of the overhead system is of the weight-tensioned type, constant tension being automatically applied by balance weights.
- The mere existence of a dictionary of a certain variety of English does not automatically confer acceptance of that variety.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。