element

要素, 因素, 成分, 组成部分, 分子, 基本单位

【化】元素,【数】元, 素

【机】单元, 单体;【无】元件;【植】原种

电池; 电极; 电阻丝

生存[自然]环境, 适应的环境; 本行; 本领

[pl. ]自然力, 暴风雨

[pl. ]基础, 原理, 初步, 大纲

【军】分队, 小队, 小单位

【宗】[pl. ](圣餐中用的) 面包与葡萄酒

element系常用词, 可用于物质的、非物质的、有形的或无形的东西, 适用于“一物的任一部分”, 如:

component指“一物的组成部分”,如:

constituent指“一事物的一组成部分”, 还可指“以之形成一复杂事物的整体”, 如:

ingredient 常指“混合在一起准备做食物的配料、成分”如:

element

any of the 118 known substances (of which 93 occur naturally) that consist of atoms with the same number of protons in their nucleiSee compound

one of the fundamental or irreducible components making up a whole

a cause that contributes to a result; factor

any group that is part of a larger unit, such as a military formation

a small amount; hint

a distinguishable section of a social group

the most favourable environment for an animal or plant

the situation in which a person is happiest or most effective (esp in the phrases in or out of one's element)

the resistance wire and its former that constitute the electrical heater in a cooker, heater, etc

another name for component

one of the four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the universe (earth, air, water, or fire)

atmospheric conditions or forces, esp wind, rain, and cold

the first principles of a subject

a point, line, plane, or part of a geometric figure

any of the terms in a determinant or matrix.one of the infinitesimally small quantities summed by an integral, often represented by the expression following the integral sign

one of the objects or numbers that together constitute a set

the bread or wine consecrated in the Eucharist

any of the numerical quantities, such as the major axis or eccentricity, used in describing the orbit of a planet, satellite, etc

one of the vertical or horizontal rods forming a television or VHF radio receiving aerial

a component of a compound lens