aluminium

aluminium — 名詞

1. a soft, silvery metal that weighs very little and does not rust easily, often sh

1.名詞B2
釋義

鋁

銀白色、質地很輕的金屬元素

a soft, silvery metal that weighs very little and does not rust easily, often shaped into pots, drink cans, window frames, and parts of planes; in American English it is spelled aluminum.

例句

Anaya wrapped the leftover pizza in a sheet of aluminium foil.

Anaya 用一張鋁箔紙把吃剩的披薩包起來。

common collocation: aluminium foil

The new bicycle frame is made of aluminium, so Mateo can lift it with one hand.

這台新腳踏車的車架是鋁做的，所以 Mateo 用單手就抬得起來。

pattern: made of aluminium

同義詞
  • aluminum

    American English spelling and pronunciation of the same metal

  • alloy

    broader term: any metal mixture, often containing aluminium

文法句型

aluminium + noun

用法筆記

Always uncountable: no plural, no 'an aluminium'. Frequently used before another noun (aluminium foil, aluminium can, aluminium frame) to describe what something is made of.

常見錯誤

❌I bought two aluminiums for the kitchen.
✅I bought two aluminium pans for the kitchen.
💡aluminium is uncountable; use a countable noun after it.
❌The window has an aluminium.
✅The window has an aluminium frame.
💡name the object; aluminium describes the material, not the thing itself.