"workings" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 运作机制
• 内部运作

Definition

事物运作的部分、过程或方式，特别是像机器、组织或大脑等复杂系统。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Workings”多用于正式或学术语境，指内部机制或流程，如“复杂系统的内部运作”。不能用于简单事物。常见搭配有“internal workings”、“complex workings”等。

Examples

Can you explain the workings of this engine?

你能解释一下这台发动机的**运作机制**吗？

She is interested in the workings of the human brain.

她对人脑的**内部运作**感兴趣。

The guide showed us the workings of the old clock.

导游向我们展示了老钟的**内部结构**。

Few people really understand the workings behind global finance.

很少有人真正了解全球金融的**运作机制**。

Once you see the workings of the system, it all makes sense.

一旦明白了系统的**运作机制**，一切就都说得通了。

He always wants to dig into the workings of things—he's curious like that.

他总是想探究事物的**内部运作**——他就是这么好奇。