移情作用；情感转移一种防卫机制，情感、影响、愿望从原始目标潜意识地转移到一个立即或更可接受的替代对象 A defense mechanism in which there is an unconscious shift of emotions, affect, or desires from the original object to a more acceptable or immediate substitute.
语法规则隐含在一种语言中的规则体系，被看作在该语言中生成所有可能的语句的机制 The system of rules implicit in a language, viewed as a mechanism for generating all sentences possible in that language.
精神生理学研究心灵、行为和身体机制之间相互关系的学科 The study of correlations between the mind, behavior, and bodily mechanisms.
自动传动装置一种带有可自动换档机制的传动器或汽车 A transmission or a motor vehicle with an automatic gear-shifting mechanism.
