aerosol

/ˈeərəsɒl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈerəsɑːl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈer-ə-ˌsäl -ˌsȯl/ (ame, mw)

aerosol — 名詞

1. a small metal can holding pressurised liquid — for example, deodorant, paint, or

1.名詞B1
釋義

噴霧罐；噴罐

裝有加壓液體、按壓即噴出霧狀物的小金屬罐

a small metal can holding pressurised liquid — for example, deodorant, paint, or insect spray — that comes out as a fine mist when you press the button on top.

例句

Theo shook the aerosol of red paint before spraying her bicycle frame.

Theo 在噴自己的腳踏車車架前，先搖了搖那罐紅色噴漆。

aerosol of + substance noun

The flight attendant reminded passengers that aerosols are not allowed in checked luggage.

空服員提醒乘客，噴霧罐不能放在託運行李裡。

plural form for travel / safety contexts

同義詞
  • spray can

    everyday equivalent; emphasises the can shape

  • atomizer

    older / fancier word, usually for perfume bottles with a pump

文法句型

aerosol of + noun

aerosol can / aerosol spray

用法筆記

Often used with 'can' or 'spray' (aerosol can, aerosol spray) when the container is the focus. Treat as countable: 'an aerosol', 'two aerosols'.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a aerosol of deodorant.
✅I bought an aerosol of deodorant.
💡'aerosol' starts with a vowel sound, so use 'an'.
❌The shop sells many aerosol.
✅The shop sells many aerosols.
💡countable noun, add -s in the plural.

2. very small drops of liquid or pieces of solid material that float in the air or

2.名詞C1
釋義

氣溶膠；微粒

懸浮在空氣或氣體中的細小液滴或固體微粒

very small drops of liquid or pieces of solid material that float in the air or in another gas; for example, the cloud of droplets a person breathes out, or smoke from a fire.

例句

When Ines sneezed, an aerosol of tiny droplets shot across the desk toward her laptop.

Ines 一打噴嚏，一團細小的飛沫就朝她的筆電方向噴了過去。

aerosol of + droplets/particles

Doctors warned that the virus can travel through aerosols produced by talking and coughing.

醫師警告，這種病毒會藉由說話和咳嗽產生的飛沫氣溶膠傳播。

scientific / medical context

同義詞
  • mist

    everyday word for a cloud of tiny water drops in the air

  • suspension

    technical term covering particles held in a liquid or gas

  • spray

    general word; aerosol stresses how small the particles are

文法句型

aerosol of + substance

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is about the airborne mist itself, not the container that holds it. Common in science, medicine, and environmental writing.

常見錯誤

❌The factory releases aerosol into the sky.
✅The factory releases aerosols into the sky.
💡usually plural in scientific use.