auro

IPA/ˈɔːɹəʊ/
IPA/ˈɔːɹoʊ/

auro — 構詞成分

1. A prefix added to nouns and adjectives to show a connection with the metal gold,

1.構詞成分C1
釋義

金

表示「金」的學術前綴

A prefix added to nouns and adjectives to show a connection with the metal gold, used mainly in scientific and technical vocabulary.

例句

Dr. Okafor showed the class an 'auriferous' rock from a gold mine in South Africa.

Okafor 博士向全班展示了一塊名為「auriferous」的岩石，這塊岩石來自南非的一座金礦。

prefix + adjective (auriferous = gold-bearing)

Dr. Mei-Lin identified auriferous minerals in the mountain rock samples her team collected.

Mei-Lin 博士在她團隊收集的山區岩石樣本中，辨認出含金的礦物。

auriferous = gold-bearing

文法句型

auro- + adjective/noun

用法筆記

Auro- is a bound prefix — it never appears as a standalone word in English. The ordinary noun for the metal is 'gold'.

常見錯誤

❌The ring is made of auro.
✅The ring is made of gold.
💡Auro- is a prefix, not an independent noun for the metal.

2. A prefix used in chemical naming to indicate a compound that contains gold toget

2.構詞成分C1
釋義

金化合物

化學名詞中表示由金與另一元素組成

A prefix used in chemical naming to indicate a compound that contains gold together with a second element, for example aurocyanide (gold and cyanide).

例句

Nikhil learned in chemistry class that aurocyanide helps extract gold from crushed ore.

Nikhil 在化學課上學到，aurocyanide 有助於從碎礦石中提取黃金。

chemical compound: aurocyanide

A lab bottle carried a label reading 'aurocyanide' — a substance containing gold with cyanide.

實驗室裡的一個瓶子上貼著標籤寫著「aurocyanide」——這是一種含有金與氰化物的物質。

文法句型

auro- + element stem + -ide

用法筆記

In chemical compound names, the second element is indicated by the part after auro-, and the suffix -ide is added (e.g., aurocyanide, aurohalide).