aston
aston — noun
1. a British scientist who invented the mass spectrograph and won the Nobel Prize i
a British scientist who invented the mass spectrograph and won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1922 for discovering that many elements have different forms, called isotopes.
Folake read about Aston's discovery of isotopes in her chemistry textbook.
possessive: Aston's + discovery
The mass spectrograph, invented by Aston, helped scientists identify different forms of the same element.
passive: invented by Aston
Shirin chose to write her university essay on the work of Francis William Aston.
Professor Lin explained that Aston proved the existence of stable isotopes using his new instrument.
Aston won the Nobel Prize for his work on isotopes at the age of forty-five.
文法句型
Aston + 's + noun
Aston + discovered/invented + noun
用法筆記
The name appears most often in physics and chemistry textbooks. The possessive form 'Aston's' is frequently used before nouns such as 'work', 'discovery', 'mass spectrograph', or 'research'. The full name 'Francis William Aston' is used in formal biographical contexts, while 'Aston' alone is standard in scientific references.