projectile
projectile — 名詞
- projectilesingular
- projectilesplural
1. something sent forcefully across open space, either by hand (like a rock) or fro
投射物
被投擲或發射的物體
something sent forcefully across open space, either by hand (like a rock) or from a device (like a bullet, arrow, or rocket)
A soldier fired a projectile at a target two hundred meters away during drill.
一名士兵在演習中朝著兩百公尺外的目標發射了一枚投射物。
verb + a projectile; collocation: fire a projectile at a target
Police officers found a metal projectile embedded in the wall of an old school building.
警方在一棟舊校舍的牆壁上發現了一枚嵌入的金屬投射物。
passive: projectile embedded in [surface]
In physics class, Linnea calculated how far a projectile launched at forty-five degrees would travel.
在物理課上，Linnea 計算了投射物以四十五度角發射時的飛行距離。
The museum exhibited projectile weapons from ancient Roman spears to modern guided missiles.
該博物館展出了從古羅馬長矛到現代導彈的各式投射武器。
A stray projectile from a nearby construction site shattered the windshield of Wei's delivery van.
一枚來自附近工地的流彈投射物擊碎了 Wei 送貨車的擋風玻璃。
- missile
broader term covering both thrown objects and self-propelled rockets; 'missile' is now used mostly for guided weapons
- bullet
specific to small metal projectiles fired from a gun; narrower than 'projectile'
- shot
can mean the act of firing or the small pellets used in shotguns; less precise as a synonym
- round
technically a complete cartridge (casing, powder, primer, and projectile), but often used to mean the projectile itself
文法句型
projectile + verb (hits, strikes, travels)
verb + a projectile (fire, launch, throw)
用法筆記
Countable noun. Can describe anything thrown or fired through the air — from a stone in a slingshot to a rocket launched into space.
常見錯誤
projectile — 形容詞
- projectilepositive
- more projectilecomparative
- most projectilesuperlative
1. describing a weapon or device that throws or shoots an object forward with great
發射的
向前投射或發射的武器
describing a weapon or device that throws or shoots an object forward with great force, or relating to the way such objects move through the air
The army will test a new projectile weapon that fires explosive shells over twenty kilometres.
軍方將測試一款能把炮彈發射至二十公里遠的新型投射武器。
attributive use: projectile weapon
Ancient projectile devices such as the javelin required years of practice to throw with accuracy.
標槍等古代投射裝置需要多年練習才能精準投擲。
collocation: projectile device
A team of NASA engineers is studying projectile motion inside a zero-gravity chamber.
一群 NASA 工程師正在無重力艙內研究投射運動。
Modern projectile technology has made warfare far more destructive for civilians in urban areas.
現代的投射技術使城市地區的戰爭對平民造成更大的破壞。
The crossbow was one of the earliest projectile tools used by hunters in medieval Europe.
十字弓是中世紀歐洲獵人最早使用的投射工具之一。
- propelling
focuses on the pushing force; less common than 'projectile' in weapon contexts
- launching
emphasises the act of sending something upward or forward; used more for rockets than general weapons
- throwing
simpler and more general, but not used in technical or military writing
文法句型
projectile + noun (weapon, motion, device, technology)
用法筆記
Attributive only — always placed before the noun it modifies (projectile weapon, projectile motion). Cannot be used as a predicate adjective (it is not correct to say *this weapon is projectile).