If an idea is mechanistic, it explains living things — people, animals, even the natural world — as if they were machines. A clock has parts that push other parts. A mechanistic view says nature works like that too: cause, then effect, with no extra mystery left over.

If an idea is mechanistic如果一個想法是mechanistic的 it explains living things它解釋生物的方式 people, animals, even the natural world像是人、動物，甚至整個大自然 as if they were machines就好像它們是機器一樣 A clock時鐘 has parts that push other parts裡面有零件會推動其他零件 A mechanistic view一種mechanistic的看法 says nature works like that too認為大自然運作的方式也是這樣 cause, then effect先有原因，再有結果 with no extra mystery left over沒有多餘的神秘可言

You meet the word in science and philosophy, not in the playground. A teacher might say, “That is a rather mechanistic explanation of the mind.” It can sound cold, or even like a complaint: “Don’t be so mechanistic” can mean you are treating people as if they had no feelings.

You meet the word你會在 in science and philosophy科學和哲學裡遇到這個詞 not in the playground不會在遊樂場聽到 A teacher might say老師可能會說 "That is a rather mechanistic explanation of the mind."「這是對心智相當mechanistic的解釋。」 It can sound cold這聽起來可能有點冷 or even like a complaint甚至像是一種抱怨 "Don't be so mechanistic"「別這麼mechanistic」 can mean you are treating people as if they had no feelings可能是說你把人當成沒有感情的東西在對待

Though actually, scientists themselves argue about this. Some are glad to picture the body as a kind of machine, because that helps doctors. Others say a machine picture misses what life feels like from the inside.

Though actually不過其實 scientists themselves argue about this科學家自己對這點也有爭論 Some are glad有些人樂於 to picture the body as a kind of machine把身體想成一種機器 because that helps doctors因為這樣對醫生有幫助 Others say另一些人則說 a machine picture misses把身體想成機器，會漏掉 what life feels like from the inside生命從內部感受起來是什麼樣子

So the word is often a label in a debate, not a simple compliment.

So the word is often所以這個詞常常是 a label in a debate辯論裡的一個標籤 not a simple compliment不是單純的稱讚