late 14c., "small part or division of a whole, minute portion of matter," from Latin particula "little bit or part, grain, jot," diminutive of pars (genitive partis) "part;" see part (n.). Particle physics attested from 1969. In construction, particle board (1957) is so called because it is made from chips and shavings of wood.
雙語例句
1. A proton is an elementary particle of matter.
質子是物質的基本粒子。
來自柯林斯例句
2. There's not a particle of truth in her story.
她講的沒有一句實話.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. There is not a particle of truth in what you said.
你所說的沒有一句是實話.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. This particle has a very small mass.
這種粒子的質量很小.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
5. Particle ? in? cell ( PIC ) approach was introduced into the sea ice numerical simulation of Bohai Sea.