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核心畫面

One basic building-block: a single part or ingredient that, together with others, makes up a whole.

可以想成一塊『基本的組成單位』：把一個整體拆開，裡面那一個個基本的部分、成分，就是 element。一個計畫有幾個要…更多收起可以想成一塊『基本的組成單位』：把一個整體拆開，裡面那一個個基本的部分、成分，就是 element。一個計畫有幾個要素、一杯飲料有幾種成分——每一塊都是構成整體的一片拼圖。element 的多數意思都從『最基本的組成單位』長出來：要素、化學元素、學科的基礎；少數則走向另一個古老的畫面——大自然的風雨，以及『某物天生屬於的環境』。

原始詞典資料25 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。

elementnoun/ˈɛlɪmənt/

  • 1

    One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.

    • Letters are the elements of written language.
    • The simplicity which is so large an element in a noble nature was laughed to scorn.
  • 2

    chemistrynatural-sciencesphysical-sciencesOne of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.

    • Hydrogen is the first element in the periodic table. It is the simplest possible atom composed of one proton in the nucleus which is orbited by a single electron.
  • 3

    chemistrynatural-sciencesphysical-sciencesOne of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.

  • 4

    One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.

    • The she asked the elements to send their spirits to her.
  • 5

    One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.

    • Thus ſhall my heart be ſtil combinde with thine, Untill our bodies turne to Elements: And both our ſoules aſpire celeſtiall thrones.
  • 6

    lawOne of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.

  • 7

    mathematicssciencesset-theoryOne of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.

    • […] the majority of names being compounded of two elements chosen from a stock of special name-words.
  • 8

    mathematicssciencesOne of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.

另外 15 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.

  • 10

    A small part of the whole.

    • an element of the picture
  • 11

    A small but present amount of a quality, a hint.

    • an element of doubt
    • The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.
  • 12

    A factor, one of the conditions contributing to a result.

  • 13

    obsoleteThe sky.

    • Sometimes, solitude is of all things my wish; and the awful silence of the night, the spangled element, and the rising and setting sun, how promotive of contemplation!
  • 14

    obsoleteAny one of the heavenly spheres believed to carry the celestial bodies in premodern cosmology.

  • 15

    Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.

    • exposed to the elements
  • 16

    A place or state of being that a person or object is best suited to.

    • to be in one’s element
  • 17

    ChristianityThe bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.

  • 18

    A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.

    • You sometimes find the hooligan element at football matches.
  • 19

    The basic principles of a field of knowledge, basics, fundamentals, rudiments.

    • Miniature Nuremberg kitchens complete with all the utensils were said to teach children the elements of housewifery.
  • 20

    A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.

    • The element in this electric kettle can heat the water in under a minute.
    • These screens incorporate a layer of transparent gold film in the laminations which forms an electric heating element to act as de-icer and de-mister.
  • 21

    mathematicssciencesAn infinitesimal interval of a quantity, a differential.

    • The element of area in Cartesian coordinates is dx dy.
  • 22

    astronomynatural-sciencesAn orbital element; one of the parameters needed to uniquely specify a particular orbit.

  • 23

    computingengineeringmathematicsOne of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.

    • The div element was introduced into HTML as a solution to the layout problem.

elementverb/ˈɛlɪmənt/

  • 1

    obsoleteTo compound (something) out of elements.

    • Dull ſublunary lovers love / (VVhoſe ſoule is ſenſe) cannot admit / Abſence, becauſe it doth remove / Thoſe things vvhich elemented it.
    • elemented bodies
  • 2

    obsoleteTo constitute and be the elements of (something).

    • His very soul was elemented of nothing but sadness.

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