名複: fractions
n.[C]
- 小部分;片段;碎片
- 些微,一點兒[S][(+of)]
- 【數】分數
- 【化】餾分;級分
片語
a fraction of a second
- 轉瞬間
辨析
以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
/ˈfrakʃ(ə)n/
n.
- a numerical quantity that is not a whole number (e.g. ¹⁄₂, 0.5).
- a small or tiny part, amount, or proportion. ▸a dissenting group within a larger one.
- Chemistry each of the portions into which a mixture may be separated according to a physical property such as boiling point or solubility.
- (usu. the Fraction) (in the Christian Church) the breaking of the Eucharistic bread.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from eccles. L. fractio(n-) ‘breaking (bread)’, from L. frangere ‘to break’.
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》