gram
gram — 名詞
1. a basic unit of the metric system for measuring how heavy something is; one gram
公克
質量的公制基本單位
a basic unit of the metric system for measuring how heavy something is; one gram is 0.001 kilograms, and a single gram is roughly as heavy as a small paperclip or a raisin.
The recipe calls for two hundred grams of flour, not sugar.
食譜要求兩百公克的麵粉，不是糖。
collocation: [number] grams of [substance]
Elena weighed the chocolate on a small kitchen scale and found it was exactly fifty grams.
Elena 把巧克力放在小廚房磅秤上，發現剛好是五十公克。
The pharmacist measured out five grams of the powder for Omar’s prescription.
藥劑師量出了五公克的藥粉，放進 Omar 的處方籤裡。
Each serving of this cereal contains about thirty grams of sugar.
這種麥片每份含有約三十公克的糖。
A single raisin weighs roughly one gram, so a handful of raisins might weigh fifteen grams.
一顆葡萄乾大約重一公克，所以一把葡萄乾可能重約十五公克。
- g
standard written symbol, used on labels and in recipes
- metric unit
broader term; a gram is one specific metric unit among many (liters, meters, etc.)
文法句型
[number] + grams + of + [substance]
用法筆記
The standard written symbol for the weight unit is “g” (no period) — for example, 50 g of butter. Do not confuse with “kg” (kilogram); 1 kg = 1,000 g.
常見錯誤
2. an informal word for the social media app Instagram, where people share photos,
IG
照片分享社群平台
an informal word for the social media app Instagram, where people share photos, short videos, and stories with their followers.
Did you see the photos Quinn posted on the gram last night?
你看到 Quinn 昨晚在 IG 上發的照片了嗎？
collocation: on the gram
Omar announced the café opening on his gram and got hundreds of likes within an hour.
Omar 在 IG 上宣布咖啡廳開幕，一小時內就獲得數百個讚。
The bakery owner posts pictures of fresh croissants on the gram every morning.
烘焙坊老闆每天早上都在 IG 上發布新鮮可頌的照片。
Soraya asked her classmates to follow her on the gram so she could share her travel photos.
Soraya 請同學追蹤她的 IG，這樣她就可以分享旅遊照片。
文法句型
on the gram
the gram
用法筆記
Used with the definite article (“the gram”) or a possessive (“his gram,” “her gram”). This usage is colloquial and most common in spoken English and social-media contexts.
常見錯誤
3. a single photograph, short video, or piece of content that someone has posted on
IG貼文
在IG上發布的內容
a single photograph, short video, or piece of content that someone has posted on Instagram — for example, a picture of a meal, a selfie, or a short clip of a pet.
Haruto posted a gram of the sunset from the mountaintop that got over a thousand likes.
Haruto 發了一張山頂夕陽的 IG 貼文，獲得超過一千個讚。
collocation: a gram of [subject]
Élise scrolled past a funny gram of a puppy chasing its own tail in the park.
Élise 滑到一則搞笑的 IG 貼文，是一隻小狗在公園追自己的尾巴。
The wedding album on IG includes a cute gram of the bride and groom cutting the cake.
婚禮相簿裡有一張可愛的 IG 貼文，是新郎新娘切蛋糕的照片。
Vivek’s gram of the street food market made all his friends hungry.
Vivek 那張街頭美食的 IG 貼文讓所有朋友都看餓了。
文法句型
a gram of [subject]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: “the gram” (with article) = the platform; “a gram” (countable) = a single piece of content on the platform. This count-noun usage is slightly less common than the platform sense.
常見錯誤
gram — 縮寫
1. a written short form of the word “grammar” or “grammatical,” used in textbooks,
文法（縮寫）
語法或文法的書面縮寫
a written short form of the word “grammar” or “grammatical,” used in textbooks, exercise books, classroom notes, and exam papers to label content related to the rules of language.
The teacher wrote “gram.” next to the sentence about verb tenses on the whiteboard.
老師在白板上句子結構的旁邊寫了「gram.」。
written abbreviation with period
Christopher checked the abbreviation “gram” in the textbook margin and knew the exercise was about parts of speech.
Christopher 看到課本邊欄的縮寫「gram」，知道這個練習跟詞性有關。
The exam paper had a section clearly labeled “GRAM” that tested punctuation and sentence structure.
考卷上有一個清楚標示「GRAM」的部分，測驗標點符號和句子結構。
In her notebook, Lisa divided the page into two columns: “Gram” on the left and “Vocab” on the right.
Lisa 在筆記本裡把頁面分成兩欄，左邊寫「Gram」，右邊寫「Vocab」。
文法句型
gram. (with or without period)
用法筆記
May be written with or without a period (“gram” or “gram.”). In British English a period is more common; in American English the form without a period is also frequent. Commonly paired with other abbreviations such as “Vocab” (vocabulary) or “Read” (reading) in skills-labelled sections.
常見錯誤
gram — 名詞構詞成分
1. a word element added to the end of a noun to mean something that is written, dra
書；畫；錄
構成名詞，表示「書寫、繪圖或記錄」
a word element added to the end of a noun to mean something that is written, drawn, or recorded — for example, a telegram (a written message sent by wire), a diagram (a simple drawing that explains how something works), a program (a plan or schedule of events, or a set of computer instructions), a hologram (a three-dimensional image created with laser light), or an anagram (a word formed by rearranging the letters of another word).
A telegram was the fastest way to send a written message across the ocean in the early 1900s.
在二十世紀初，電報是橫跨海洋傳送文字訊息最快的方式。
The science textbook included a clear diagram of the human heart and its main blood vessels.
科學教科書裡有一張清楚的心臟及其主要血管的圖解。
Every guest at the conference received a program listing all the speakers and their talk titles.
會議的每位來賓都拿到一份節目表，上面列有所有講者及其演講主題。
A hologram of the company’s new smartphone appeared above the display table at the tech fair.
在科技展覽會上，公司新手機的全息投影出現在展示桌上方。
The students rearranged the letters of “listen” to spell “silent”, making a perfect anagram.
學生們重新排列「listen」的字母，拼出了「silent」，形成了一個完美的字謎。
文法句型
[noun]-gram meaning a written/drawn/recorded thing
用法筆記
This is not a standalone word; it attaches to other word roots to form compounds. The most common spelling is “‐gram” (with a preceding root), though some words like “program” use “gram” directly. Words formed with ‐gram are typically of Greek origin and entered English through Latin or French.