atomic

atomic — 形容詞

1. describing the very small particles called atoms, or the way these particles beh

1.形容詞B2
釋義

原子的

與原子或其性質有關的

describing the very small particles called atoms, or the way these particles behave, combine, or are studied.

例句

Dr. Hana studies the atomic structure of carbon in her lab.

田中博士在實驗室裡研究碳的原子結構。

atomic + structure (collocation in science contexts)

The textbook shows the atomic mass of every element on the periodic table.

這本教科書列出了週期表上每個元素的原子質量。

atomic mass / atomic number / atomic weight

同義詞
  • subatomic

    narrower — only for parts smaller than a whole atom

  • molecular

    about whole molecules, not single atoms

文法句型

atomic + noun

用法筆記

Almost always sits before a noun (atomic structure, atomic mass, atomic particles). Rarely used after a linking verb such as 'be'.

常見錯誤

❌The structure is atomic.
✅The structure is at the atomic level.
💡'atomic' usually goes before a noun, not after 'be'.

2. powered by, or built to release, the huge energy given off after splitting a sin

2.形容詞B2
釋義

核能的

利用原子分裂釋放能量的

powered by, or built to release, the huge energy given off after splitting a single atom, especially in weapons or power stations.

例句

The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima killed tens of thousands of people.

投在廣島的原子彈造成數萬人喪生。

atomic bomb (fixed compound)

France gets most of its electricity from atomic power stations.

法國大部分的電力來自核能發電廠。

atomic power / atomic energy

同義詞
  • nuclear

    the modern, neutral term for the same idea

  • thermonuclear

    stronger — refers to fusion-based bombs

反義詞

文法句型

atomic + noun (bomb / power / weapon / energy)

用法筆記

Mostly fixed compounds: atomic bomb, atomic energy, atomic power, atomic weapon, atomic reactor. In neutral technical writing, 'nuclear' is now more common; 'atomic' often carries Cold-War or weapons overtones.

常見錯誤

❌The lamp uses atomic energy from a battery.
✅The lamp uses electricity from a battery.
💡'atomic energy' means power from splitting atoms, not ordinary electricity.

3. so tiny or basic that it cannot be broken down into smaller parts; used about a

3.形容詞C1
釋義

最小的

細到無法再拆分的最小單位

so tiny or basic that it cannot be broken down into smaller parts; used about a unit of information, work, or matter that must be handled as a single whole.

例句

In computer science, an atomic action either fully finishes or does not happen at all.

在電腦科學中，原子操作要麼完全完成，要麼根本不發生。

atomic action (technical sense, all-or-nothing)

The teacher broke the lesson into atomic steps that small children could follow.

老師把課程拆成幼童也跟得上的最小步驟。

atomic + steps (extended size sense)

同義詞
  • indivisible

    plain word for 'cannot be split'

  • elementary

    the most basic kind, with nothing simpler beneath

  • minute

    stresses extremely small size, not indivisibility

反義詞

文法句型

atomic + noun (unit / piece / level)

用法筆記

Mostly found in technical writing about computing, databases, and physics, where it stresses that a thing cannot be split. Outside those fields it sounds bookish or metaphorical.

常見錯誤

❌Hiro is atomic in size.
✅Hiro is tiny.
💡for ordinary 'small', use 'tiny' or 'minute'; 'atomic' suggests something that cannot be divided further.