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    An admixture is a substance you put into another substance so that they mix. It is not the whole mixture; it is the extra that is added in.

    An admixture is a substance you put into another substanceadmixture是你加進另一種物質裡的東西 so that they mix讓兩者混合在一起 It is not the whole mixture它不是指整個混合物 it is the extra that is added in而是被加進去的那個額外成分

    Builders talk about an admixture in concrete — a chemical that makes the mix set faster, or work in cold weather. Scientists use it for a component mixed into a larger mass. The word is a bit formal and technical: in a kitchen you would just say you added something.

    Builders talk about an admixture in concrete建築工人會談到混凝土裡的admixture a chemical that makes the mix set faster, or work in cold weather一種能讓混合物更快凝固、或在低溫下也能施工的化學添加物 Scientists use it for a component mixed into a larger mass科學家則用它指混進更大一團物質裡的成分 The word is a bit formal and technical這個字有點正式、偏技術性 in a kitchen you would just say you added something在廚房裡你就只會說你加了什麼進去

    Though actually, writers also stretch it for a small amount of something mixed into a person’s character or a group (“an admixture of kindness and toughness”). That is the same idea, only less literal.

    Though actually不過其實 writers also stretch it for a small amount of something mixed into a person's character or a group作家也會把它延伸用在一個人性格、或一個群體裡摻雜的一小部分 ("an admixture of kindness and toughness")(像是「an admixture of kindness and toughness」,善良與強悍摻雜在一起) That is the same idea, only less literal這是同樣的概念,只是沒那麼字面

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組成From Latin admixtūra, from admixtus, past participle of admisceō (“to mix in”), from misceō (“to mix”). Splits as ad- (“to, toward”) + mixture.

同家族的字

  • mixturead- + mixture: something mixed in
  • mixthe same mixing root

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

admixturenoun/ədˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/

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    An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.

    • The admixture of vanilla extract in the dough improved the pastries' flavor.
    • [Penelope and Euryclea] express their feelings in copious direct discourse. Feelings though they are, with only a slight admixture of the most general considerations upon human destiny, the syntactical connection between part and part is perfectly clear, no contour is blurred.
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    An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.

    • Both were lean, raw-boned specimens; the man tall, sandy, and grey-eyed, and the woman short and rather dark, with a black straightness of hair suggesting a slight Indian admixture.
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    A mixture, in some contexts

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    A mixture, in some contexts:

    • Background EEG demonstrates an admixture of theta and delta waves.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。