noun · academic
mechanism
/ˈmekəˌnɪzəm/ME·cha·nism
Band 6-7speakingtask2
a system or process that produces a particular result or effect
Examples
“The study describes the mechanism behind the drug's effects.”
“We need a clear mechanism for reporting complaints.”
“Market mechanisms can regulate supply and demand.”
Band 8 sentence
“The research proposes a mechanism that links urbanisation with declining biodiversity through habitat fragmentation and altered resource flows.”
Collocations
- mechanism for
- feedback mechanism
- mechanism to/that
Word family
mechanistic adjectivemechanically adverb
Common mistakes
mechanism (không mạo từ)→a mechanism / the mechanism
mechanism of doing→mechanism for doing
Say it for a higher band
5method→6process→7+mechanism
Synonyms
method
process
Easily confused
method
“Researchers used a new method to collect the data.”
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