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    Describes something that is only a small part of the whole, usually a small amount that's barely noticeable — like "a fractional increase" in price, meaning it went up just a tiny bit. It also relates to math fractions, like 1/2 or 1/4.

    部分的、些微的（fractional increase＝些微的增加）

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組成fraction (a part of a whole) + -al (adjective ending, "relating to"). Fraction comes from Latin "frangere", to break.

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  • fractionfractional describes something related to, or being, a fraction of the whole
  • fractureshares the Latin root frangere, meaning to break

原始詞典資料7 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。

fractionaladj/ˈfɹæk.ʃən.əl/

  • 1

    Pertaining to a fraction.

  • 2

    Divided; fragmentary; incomplete.

  • 3

    Very small; minute.

    • The two women exchanged a glance, then a fractional nod of agreement.
  • 4

    chemistrynatural-sciencesphysical-sciencesRelating to a process or product of fractional distillation.

fractionalnoun/ˈfɹæk.ʃən.əl/

  • 1

    grammarhuman-scienceslinguisticsAn expression of a fractional number.

    • In English, most ordinals double as fractionals — "third", "fourth", and so on — with the exception of "second", whose corresponding fractional is "half".
  • 2

    Partial ownership of a property, such as real estate or a chartered airplane, such that each partial owner has use of the property for only a portion of the time.

    • A fractional is much more expensive than a traditional timeshare, but to many people, it's worth it.
  • 3

    chemistrynatural-sciencesphysical-sciencesRelating to a fraction in a material distillation or separation process.

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。