me·chan·i·cal/mə`kænɪkḷ; mɪˈkænɪkəl/ adj 1 relating to machines, or using power from a machine （有关）机械的; 使用机械动力的: mechanical engineering 机械工程学 a mechanical toy 机械玩具 2 saying or doing something without thinking, because you have said or done it in the same way many times before 机械似的，呆板的; 不加思考的: a mechanical answer 千篇一律的回答