"dross" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 渣滓
• 糟粕 (比喻)

Definition

渣滓是指在熔煉或精煉（金屬等）後剩下的不需要的物質，也可以指被認為毫無價值或品質很差的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Dross”較為正式並稍帶舊式語感。工業中指金屬冶煉產生的廢渣；比喻時批評某物“毫無價值”，例如‘the dross of popular culture’。日常會話很少用。

Examples

After melting the metal, they removed the dross from the surface.

熔化金屬後，他們把表面的**渣滓**去掉了。

Many people think the show is full of dross.

很多人認為這個節目充滿了**糟粕**。

We need to separate the valuable parts from the dross.

我們需要把有價值的部分和**渣滓**分開。

Most of what you read online is just dross, but sometimes you find something worthwhile.

網上大部分內容都是**糟粕**，但偶爾你會發現有價值的東西。

Ignore the dross and focus on what matters.

忽略**渣滓**，專注於重要的事。

There's always a bit of dross when you try anything new—just keep working at it!

做新事情時總會有些**渣滓**，繼續努力吧！