상품을 기계로 제조하거나 조립하는 건물이나 시설.
A building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled, typically using machinery.
예문:
"The new electric car factory is expected to create thousands of jobs in the region."
"Due to high demand, the smartphone factory is operating three shifts a day."
획일적이거나 부정적인 사물이나 현상을 끊임없이 만들어내는 곳이나 기관.
A person, group, or institution regarded as continually producing a great quantity of something, often used negatively to describe a source or breeding ground.
예문:
"Critics argued that the university had become a factory for standardized test takers rather than critical thinkers."
"The gossip column was described as a factory of rumors and misinformation."
과거, 외국에서 상인들이 사업을 수행하던 시설 또는 무역 거점.
Historically, an establishment for traders carrying on business in a foreign country; a trading post.
예문:
"During the 17th century, the British established several factories along the coast of India to facilitate trade."
"The old factory building now serves as a museum detailing the history of colonial commerce."