chemic

chemic — 形容詞

  • chemicpositive
  • more chemiccomparative
  • most chemicsuperlative

1. connected with alchemy — the medieval practice of trying to turn ordinary metals

1.形容詞C2
釋義

煉金術的

與中古煉金術有關的

connected with alchemy — the medieval practice of trying to turn ordinary metals into gold — or having the secret, mysterious quality that people associate with such work.

例句

The alchemist's notebook was filled with chemic drawings of plants, stars, and metal pieces.

那位煉金術士的筆記本裡滿是植物、星星和金屬片的煉金術圖畫。

chemic + drawings for alchemical illustrations

Théo tried to follow the chemic instructions in an old manuscript, but the ink had faded.

Théo 試圖遵循一本古老手稿中的煉金術指示,但墨水已經褪色。

同義詞
  • alchemic

    modern equivalent; both are rare but alchemic is more current

  • alchemical

    most common modern form of the adjective for alchemy

文法句型

chemic + noun (related to alchemy)

用法筆記

Older, rarer form of 'alchemic' or 'alchemical'. Found mainly in historical texts about alchemy or in literary descriptions of mysterious transformations. Not used in modern scientific writing.

常見錯誤

The chemic formula for water is H₂O.' (when referring to modern chemistry)
The chemical formula for water is H₂O.
💡'chemic' in the alchemy sense does not apply to modern chemistry.

2. relating to the scientific study of the structure and behaviour of substances, o

2.形容詞C2
釋義

化學的

與化學或化學物質有關的

relating to the scientific study of the structure and behaviour of substances, or produced through the processes used in that field of study.

例句

The factory was fined for releasing chemic waste into the river without treating it first.

那家工廠因未經處理就將化學廢棄物排入河川而被罰款。

chemic + waste in an environmental context

Nala put on rubber gloves before touching the chemic substances in the laboratory.

Nala 在接觸實驗室裡的化學物質之前戴上了橡膠手套。

同義詞
  • chemical

    standard modern word; preferred in all current usage

文法句型

chemic + noun (related to chemistry)

用法筆記

Archaic or rare variant of 'chemical'. In modern English, 'chemical' is almost always used for both everyday and scientific contexts. 'Chemic' may appear in older texts (18th–19th century) or in deliberately old-fashioned writing.

常見錯誤

I studied chemic engineering at university.
I studied chemical engineering at university.
💡'chemic' sounds outdated; use 'chemical' in modern academic and professional contexts.