alembic
/ə-ˈlem-bik/ (ame, mw)
alembic — 名詞
1. a vessel used to heat liquid and collect the part that rises off it during disti
蒸餾器
用來蒸餾液體的器具
a vessel used to heat liquid and collect the part that rises off it during distillation
The chemist heated herbs in a copper alembic to make perfume oils.
那位化學師在一個銅製蒸餾器裡加熱香草，好做出香油。
copper alembic in practical use
A glass alembic stood beside the fire in Karim's small workshop.
一個玻璃蒸餾器立在 Karim 小工作室裡的火邊。
glass alembic in a workshop setting
The museum guide explained how the alembic separated alcohol from water.
博物館導覽員說明那個蒸餾器如何把酒精和水分開。
Christopher bought a handmade alembic for his home distilling class.
Christopher 為家用蒸餾課買了一個手工蒸餾器。
- still
broader and more modern; can refer to the whole distilling setup
- retort
narrower; often names one bent vessel in older chemical equipment
- distilling vessel
plain descriptive phrase rather than a fixed technical term
文法句型
a copper alembic
use an alembic for distillation
用法筆記
Usually refers to a specialised vessel in chemistry, perfume making, or historical craft work. Distinguish from sense 3: this sense can refer to the device more generally, not only to an old museum piece.
2. something that works like distilling, turning rough ideas or feelings into somet
提煉媒介
使想法情感被提純的媒介
something that works like distilling, turning rough ideas or feelings into something clearer and more valuable
Years of travel became an alembic for Antonia's scattered ideas about home.
多年的旅行成了 Antonia 整理對家的零散想法的提煉媒介。
an alembic for + ideas
The quiet studio served as an alembic where grief turned into music.
那間安靜的工作室成了讓悲傷化成音樂的提煉媒介。
serve as an alembic for inner change
For Mauricio, long walks were an alembic that refined anger into patience.
對 Mauricio 來說，長距離散步是把怒氣化成耐心的提煉媒介。
Adina's diary was an alembic for fear, doubt, and stubborn hope.
Adina 的日記成了恐懼、懷疑與頑強希望的提煉媒介。
- crucible
stronger image of pressure or testing rather than careful refinement
- refining influence
plainer phrase that stresses improvement rather than literary style
- medium
broader and less vivid; it does not itself suggest transformation
文法句型
an alembic for [ideas/feelings]
serve as an alembic for [something]
用法筆記
Literary and figurative. The noun usually names a person, place, or experience that seems to purify emotion or thought rather than a physical device.
3. an old kind of distilling vessel with connected parts, especially one seen in hi
古式蒸餾器
舊時使用的蒸餾容器
an old kind of distilling vessel with connected parts, especially one seen in historical chemistry or perfume making
The history book showed an alembic with a long tube between two flasks.
那本歷史書展示了一個帶長管、連接兩個瓶身的古式蒸餾器。
historic vessel with connected parts
Workers once used a clay alembic to produce rose water in the market.
工人們曾用一個陶製古式蒸餾器在市場裡製作玫瑰水。
old production use in everyday trade
At the archaeology lab, Yumi rebuilt a broken alembic from bronze pieces.
在考古實驗室裡，Yumi 用青銅碎片重組了一個破掉的古式蒸餾器。
The label identified the object as an alembic from the twelfth century.
標籤把那件物品標示為一個十二世紀的古式蒸餾器。
文法句型
an alembic from [period]
an alembic with [connected parts]
用法筆記
Usually appears in historical description, museum labels, or writing about early chemistry. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense foregrounds the older form of the equipment.