Automated which is the past tense of Automate, implies something that it used to need human intervention to work but now does not
. Usually it happens with the effort of creating a program or building mechanical system to result in an automatic action when certain conditions matches.Automated 是動詞Automate的過去時態，意思是使某東西自動化。暗含著一開始此事物並不是自動執行的過程，但現在變成了自動執行。通常是通過軟硬件的整合系統達成的自動化的目的。
Examples:
Our factory assembly line was automated last year to make better quality products.
為了製造更好的產品，我們工廠的總裝產線去年就自動化了。
Automatic describes something which has been automated, and usually means it follows a defined set of rules. It also refers to something that happens without conscious thought.
Automatic 是自動化的意思。是形容詞。描述的是某事物遵循固定的規則自動化地運行。也指一個動作無意識的自動發生。
Examples:
Breathing is automatic. (because breathing is not controlled by conscious thought)
呼吸是自發進行的(呼吸不受意識控制)
That kind of tea kettle can automatically heat water.
那個茶壺自動燒熱水。
Autonomous means something which is able to make decisions by itself.
Autonomous 是自治、自我管理的意思。
Examples:
Our community is an autonomous community, and we make decisions by ourselves.
我們社區是個自治社區，我們自己做決策。
We should coach children to become more autonomous along with their age growth.
隨著孩子年齡地增長，我們應培養他們，使之能越來越自我管理自己。
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