machinist

Compared meaning: a person who operates or repairs machines (noun).

比较义项：负责操作或维修机器的人（名词）。

• mechanic

  Mechanic is the everyday word for someone who repairs vehicles or engines, especially cars; it is rarely used for factory machine operators.

  mechanic 是日常用语，指修理车辆或发动机的人，尤指汽车维修工；很少用来指工厂里操作机器的人。

  The mechanic fixed my car in just two hours.

  这位机械工只用了两个小时就把我的车修好了。

• machinist 本词

  Machinist suggests someone who operates or repairs machinery in an industrial or factory setting, not typically a car mechanic.

  machinist 指在工厂或车间里操作或维修机械设备的人，通常不指汽车维修工。

  The machinist repaired the broken factory equipment overnight.

  这位机修工连夜修好了出故障的工厂设备。

Mechanic and machinist both describe someone who works with machines, but mechanic is the everyday word for a person who repairs vehicles or engines, especially cars. Machinist means someone who operates or repairs machinery in a factory or industrial setting, not typically a car repairer.

这两个词在该义项上意思相近，但语境略有不同：mechanic 更常指修理汽车或机械故障的技工，日常语境多用于汽车维修；machinist 更强调在工厂车间里操作或维修机械设备，语境偏向工业制造。