"catalyst" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 催化劑

Definition

催化劑是指能引起變化或加速事件發生的事物或人，特別是在化學中讓反應加速，或在情境中啟動變化。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

在科學（化學）和比喻義都常用（如“變革的催化劑”）。在化學反應中催化劑不會被消耗。比喻時，指促使改變但本身不變。平常口語中較少見，較正式。

Examples

A catalyst speeds up chemical reactions without being used up.

**催化劑**能加快化學反應，自己不會被消耗。

She was the catalyst for the new project at work.

她是公司新專案的**催化劑**。

Water can act as a catalyst in some processes.

水在某些過程中可以充當**催化劑**。

His speech was the catalyst that got everyone talking about change.

他的演講成為大家討論變化的**催化劑**。

Social media has been a real catalyst for political movements lately.

社交媒體最近成了政治運動的**催化劑**。

Sometimes, a small event is enough to act as a catalyst for big changes.

有時候，一個小事件就足以成為巨大變化的**催化劑**。