Antimatter is matter made the other way round: it is made of antiparticles, the opposite twins of the tiny pieces ordinary things are made of. Each ordinary piece has a matching piece with the opposite electric charge.

Antimatter反物質 is matter made the other way round是反過來做成的物質：it is made of antiparticles它是由反粒子組成的, the opposite twins of the tiny pieces ordinary things are made of也就是構成一般物質的那些微小粒子的相反雙胞胎。 Each ordinary piece每一個一般粒子 has a matching piece with the opposite electric charge都有一個帶相反電荷的對應粒子。

When matter and antimatter meet, they destroy each other and turn into energy. Scientists can make a little of it in labs, but almost none of it sits around in daily life — if it did, it would vanish the moment it touched ordinary air.

When matter and antimatter meet當物質和反物質相遇時, they destroy each other and turn into energy會互相湮滅，轉變成能量。 Scientists科學家 can make a little of it in labs可以在實驗室裡做出一點點, but almost none of it sits around in daily life但日常生活裡幾乎不會有它存在 — if it did如果真的有, it would vanish the moment it touched ordinary air它一碰到一般的空氣就會立刻消失。

In science-fiction stories, people use it as a super fuel or a bomb. That is a stretch of the real thing: the word is serious physics, but films borrow it because anti- sounds powerful.

In science-fiction stories在科幻故事裡, people use it as a super fuel or a bomb大家把它拿來當超級燃料或炸彈用。 That is a stretch of the real thing這是把真實的東西誇大了：the word is serious physics這個字本身是嚴肅的物理學, but films borrow it because anti- sounds powerful但電影借用它，是因為anti-這個字首聽起來很有力量。

Though actually, the word is older than that film meaning. A British scientist first coined it as a kind of joke; the modern sense — this opposite kind of matter — settled in much later.

Though actually不過事實上, the word is older than that film meaning這個字比電影裡的那個意思還要古老。 A British scientist一位英國科學家 first coined it as a kind of joke最早是半開玩笑地創造了這個字; the modern sense而現代的這個意思 — this opposite kind of matter也就是這種相反的物質 — settled in much later是後來才固定下來的。