n.

1. 【化】元素[C]
   Carbon is an element, while carbon dioxide is a compound.

   碳是元素，而二氧化碳是化合物。

2. 要素，成分[C]
   Honesty, industry and kindness are elements of a good life.

   誠實，勤奮和善良是良善的生活要素。

3. 一點兒，（……的）氣味[S][（+of）]
   There is an element of truth in what she has just said.

   她的話有一點兒道理。

4. （特定的）一群人[C][P1]
5. 電熱絲，電熱元件[C]
6. 【古】（土，水，氣，火）四行之一[C]
7. 自然力，惡劣天氣[the P]
8. 自然環境，適宜的環境[U]
9. （學科的）基礎，原理[the P][（+of）]

n.

1. a basic constituent part.
   ▸an aspect:

   an element of danger.
   ▸a group of a particular kind within a larger group:

   right-wing elements.
2. (also chemical element) each of more than one hundred substances that cannot be chemically interconverted or broken down, each consisting of atoms with a particular atomic number.
3. any of the four substances (earth, water, air, and fire) regarded as the fundamental constituents of the world in ancient and medieval philosophy.
4. (the elements) bad weather.
5. one's natural or preferred environment:
   she was in her element.
6. a part in an electric device consisting of a wire through which an electric current is passed to provide heat.
7. (elements) (in church use) the bread and wine of the Eucharist.