product
product — 名詞
1. An item that has been manufactured, grown, or created for the purpose of being s
產品
製造或種植後出售的物品
An item that has been manufactured, grown, or created for the purpose of being sold to customers.
Ramón always checks the expiry date before buying any dairy product.
Ramón 購買任何乳製品前總會先檢查有效期限。
collocation: dairy product
The company plans to launch its new product line of eco-friendly bags next spring.
這家公司計劃明年春季推出新的環保袋產品線。
collocation: product line
Feng compared the prices of several similar products before choosing one.
Feng 在選購之前比較了好幾款類似產品的價格。
Adina returned the faulty product and asked the shop for a full refund.
Adina 退回有瑕疵的產品，並要求店家全額退款。
All products must pass a safety test before they reach the shop shelves.
所有產品在抵達商店貨架之前都必須通過安全測試。
- goods
usually plural and often refers to physical items in trade or commerce
- item
a more general word for a single thing, not specifically commercial
- commodity
a raw material or agricultural product traded in bulk, more formal and technical
- merchandise
goods for sale in a shop, used collectively rather than for individual items
常見錯誤
2. A cream, liquid, or similar substance applied to the hair or the skin for cleani
護髮護膚品
用於清潔、保養頭髮或皮膚的用品
A cream, liquid, or similar substance applied to the hair or the skin for cleaning, styling, or improving how it looks and feels.
Sayaka uses a special hair product to keep her curls soft during winter.
Sayaka 使用一種特殊的護髮產品來保持冬天時的捲髮柔順。
collocation: hair product
The beautician recommended a gentle product for people with sensitive skin.
美容師推薦了一款適合敏感肌膚的溫和產品。
collocation: product for sensitive skin
Minh switched to a natural hair product made from plant oils and herbs.
Minh 改用一款由植物草本製成的天然護髮產品。
Tunde found that the new skincare product worked well on his acne-prone skin.
Tunde 發現那款新的護膚產品對他的青春痘肌膚很有效。
- preparation
a formal term for a specially made substance, common in medical or cosmetic contexts
- treatment
focuses on the therapeutic or restorative function rather than the substance itself
用法筆記
Frequently used in compound nouns such as 'hair product', 'skin product', 'skincare product', 'beauty product'. Often uncountable when referring to a substance in general (e.g. 'I need more product for my hair'), but countable when referring to specific brands or types (e.g. 'She tried three different products').
3. Something that is created or produced as a result of a particular process, effor
成果；產物
由特定過程或努力產生的結果
Something that is created or produced as a result of a particular process, effort, or set of circumstances.
The new policy was a product of months of careful negotiation between both sides.
這項新政策是雙方數個月認真協商的成果。
pattern: product of + time + effort
Darius saw his improved health as a product of daily exercise and better eating habits.
Darius 將自己健康狀況的改善視為每天運動和良好飲食習慣的成果。
Élise described the sculpture as a product of her imagination rather than real life.
Élise 說那座雕塑是她想像力的產物，而非來自真實生活。
The final report was the product of careful research by the whole team working together.
這份最終報告是整個團隊共同努力、仔細研究的成果。
- result
more general and neutral; does not carry the creative or productive nuance of 'product'
- outcome
focuses on the final condition after a process, often used for formal or structured situations
- offspring
used figuratively to mean something derived from something else, but more literary and less common
- fruit
a metaphorical term for the positive result of effort, e.g. 'the fruits of his labour'
- cause
the origin or reason something happens, not the result
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the pattern 'the product of [something]' — the noun phrase following 'of' names the cause or source. Distinguish from sense 1 (COMMERCIAL GOODS), where 'product' refers to a physical item sold in a shop.
4. A value reached when multiplication is performed on a group of figures.
乘積
兩個或以上數字相乘的結果
A value reached when multiplication is performed on a group of figures.
The product of seven and three is equal to twenty-one.
七乘以三的乘積等於二十一。
pattern: the product of [number] and [number]
Brandon asked his teacher how to find the product of two large numbers.
Brandon 問老師如何計算兩個大數字的乘積。
The students multiplied the numbers together to get the correct product.
學生們將數字相乘，得出正確的乘積。
On the exam, the calculator helped Liam check the product of each sum.
考試時，Liam 用計算機檢查每道算式的乘積。
- result
a general term that works for any arithmetic operation, less precise than 'product'
用法筆記
Used only in mathematical contexts. The word 'product' is the result of multiplication, as opposed to 'sum' (addition), 'difference' (subtraction), or 'quotient' (division). Almost always takes the definite article: 'the product of X and Y'.
常見錯誤
5. A new substance that is created when one or more chemicals react with each other
生成物
化學反應中產生的新物質
A new substance that is created when one or more chemicals react with each other.
Water is a common product of many acid-base chemical reactions.
水是許多酸鹼中和反應中常見的生成物。
pattern: product of [reaction type]
Renata carefully recorded the mass of each product from the experiment.
Renata 仔細記錄了實驗中每項生成物的質量。
When iron rusts, the main product is iron oxide, a reddish-brown compound.
鐵生鏽時，主要生成物是氧化鐵，一種紅棕色的化合物。
Faisal identified carbon dioxide as one product of the burning reaction.
Faisal 確認二氧化碳是燃燒反應的生成物之一。
- by-product
a secondary product formed incidentally during a reaction, not the main intended one
- reactant
a substance that exists at the start of a chemical reaction and is changed into products
用法筆記
In chemistry notation, products appear on the right side of a chemical equation. The substances that react are called 'reactants'. Common collocations include 'reaction product' and 'by-product'.