element

英 ['el?m(?)nt] 美['?l?m?nt]

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復(fù)數(shù):?elements;

element 元素

來(lái)自elementum, 基礎(chǔ)，基本。

element (n.): c. 1300, "earth, air, fire, or water; one of the four things regarded by the ancients as the constituents of all things," from Old French element (10c.), from Latin elementem "rudiment, first principle, matter in its most basic form" (translating Greek stoikheion), origin and original sense unknown. Meaning "simplest component of a complex substance" is late 14c. Modern sense in chemistry is from 1813, but is not essentially different from the ancient one. Meaning "proper or natural environment of anything" is from 1590s, from the old notion that each class of living beings had its natural abode in one of the four elements. Elements "atmospheric force" is 1550s.

1. In order to make it safe, the element is electrically insulated.: 為安全起見(jiàn)，該元件作了電絕緣處理。

2. There is an element of exhibitionism in the parents' performance too.: 那對(duì)父母的表現(xiàn)也顯得有些愛(ài)出風(fēng)頭。

3. With its unique heating element it makes perfect coffee.: 其獨(dú)特的電熱元件使它能夠煮出非常美味的咖啡。

4. You will probably notice an element of quirkiness in his behaviour.: 你可能會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)他的行為有點(diǎn)怪異。

5. The chronological sequence gives the book an element of structure.: 時(shí)間順序讓這本書(shū)有了一定的結(jié)構(gòu)。