"gunpowder" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 火藥

Definition

一種點燃後會爆炸的化學混合物，最初用於發射槍砲或製作煙火。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常見於歷史、科學或軍事語境。通常不用於比喻。常搭配“發明火藥”、“火藥桶”、“爆炸”。不要與“子彈”（射擊物）或“炸藥”（另一種爆炸物）混淆。

Examples

The soldiers used gunpowder to fire their muskets.

士兵們用**火藥**來發射火槍。

Chinese inventors created gunpowder over a thousand years ago.

中國發明家一千多年前發明瞭**火藥**。

Fireworks are made from gunpowder and other chemicals.

煙火是用**火藥**和其他化學物質製成的。

Be careful! There's gunpowder in that old storage room.

小心！那個舊倉庫裡有**火藥**。

The smell of gunpowder filled the air after the fireworks show.

煙火表演後空氣中瀰漫著**火藥**的氣味。

Without gunpowder, history would have been very different.

如果沒有**火藥**，歷史會完全不同。