atom

atom
noun
  1. the smallest particle of a chemical element that can exist
    原子
    ■(一般作 the atom)such particles as a source of nuclear energy
    原子能;核能;
    the power of the atom.
    原子能。
    ■[usu. with negative]an extremely small amount of a thing or quality
    微量
    I shall not have one atom of strength left.
    我一定会竭尽全力。
    ■[usu. as modifier](Canadian)a level of amateur sport, typically involving children aged between nine and eleven
    (加拿大)原级(尤指由9-11岁儿童参加的业余运动级别)
    eight atom hockey teams.
    八支原级曲棍球队。
用法
  1. Atoms consist of a tiny, dense, positively charged nucleus made of neutrons and protons, surrounded by a cloud of negatively charged electrons, roughly 10-8cm in diameter. Each chemical element consists of atoms with a characteristic number of protons. Atoms are held together in molecules by the sharing of electrons
语源
  1. late 15th cent.: from Old French atome, via Latin from Greek atomos 'indivisible', based on a- 'not' + temnein 'to cut'
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