element
英 ['elɪm(ə)nt]
美['ɛləmənt]
- n. 元素；要素；原理；成分；自然环境
- n. (Element)人名；(德)埃勒门特；(英)埃利门特
英英释意
- 1. an abstract part of something;
- "jealousy was a component of his character"
- "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"
- "the grammatical elements of a sentence"
- "a key factor in her success"
- "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"
- 2. any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
- 3. an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system;
- "spare components for cars"
- "a component or constituent element of a system"
- 4. one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe;
- "the alchemists believed that there were four elements"
- 5. the most favorable environment for a plant or animal;
- "water is the element of fishes"
- 6. the situation in which you are happiest and most effective;
- "in your element"
- 7. a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone