1794, "extremely minute particle," from French molécule (1670s), from Modern Latin molecula, diminutive of Latin moles "mass, barrier" (see mole (3)). A vague meaning at first; the vogue for the word (used until late 18c. only in Latin form) can be traced to the philosophy of Descartes. First used of Modern Latin molecula in modern scientific sense by Amedeo Avogadro (1811).
雙語例句
1. So tell me what this molecule does that makes it special.
那么告訴我這個分子有何作用而使其與眾不同。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The chemical structure of this particular molecule is very unusual.
這個特殊分子的化學結構很不尋常。
來自柯林斯例句
3. A molecule of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen.
水分子由兩個氫原子和一個氧原子構成。
來自《權威詞典》
4. A methane molecule is composed of one carbon atom attached to four hydrogens.
甲烷分子由1個碳原子與4個氫原子構成。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The molecule contains four carbon atoms arranged in a ring with a triple bond between two of them.