"ether" in Chinese (Simplified)
乙醚以太(化学)太空(文学用语)
Definition
乙醚是一种无色、极易燃的液体,医学上用作麻醉剂,化学中用作溶剂。在古文学中,还可以指想象中充满天空的“太空”或“苍穹”。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“乙醚”現多用于科學或醫療語境;“以太、太空” 的文學用法較為詩意、現已少見。不要與計算機術語“以太网”(Ethernet)混淆。常見搭配有“乙醚溶液”,“使用乙醚麻醉”等。
Examples
The doctor used ether as an anesthetic during the surgery.
医生在手术中使用了**乙醚**作为麻醉剂。
Ether is a clear liquid that burns easily.
**乙醚**是一种容易燃烧的透明液体。
Scientists use ether to dissolve some chemicals in the lab.
科学家在实验室用**乙醚**溶解某些化学品。
In old poetry, the soul was said to rise to the ether after death.
在古诗中,人们说灵魂死后升入**太空**。
She lay quietly, drifting off under the effects of ether.
她安静地躺着,在**乙醚**作用下逐渐昏睡。
Some people believed radio waves traveled through the ether in space.
有人曾认为无线电波是穿过太空**以太**传播的。