concretion
concretion — 名詞
1. a hard lump made when separate material slowly gathers and sticks together into
凝結塊
物質聚集硬化後形成的硬塊
a hard lump made when separate material slowly gathers and sticks together into one piece.
During the experiment, a white concretion formed at the bottom of the jar.
實驗過程中，罐底形成了一塊白色凝結塊。
pattern: a concretion formed at the bottom of [container]
The plumber broke apart a greasy concretion blocking the old kitchen pipe.
水電工敲碎了堵住舊廚房水管的油膩凝結塊。
collocation: break apart a concretion blocking a pipe
Workers found a chalky concretion stuck to the inside of the water tank.
工人發現水槽內壁黏著一塊粉白色的凝結塊。
After years underground, the sand and clay hardened into a single concretion.
埋在地下多年後，沙和黏土硬化成一整塊凝結塊。
The museum displayed a riverbed concretion beside shells and fossil fragments.
博物館把一塊河床凝結塊和貝殼、化石碎片一起展出。
文法句型
a concretion forms
a concretion in + place
用法筆記
Usually used in scientific, historical, or technical description. It often refers to matter that hardens inside equipment, soil, or sediment rather than an ordinary soft lump.
常見錯誤
2. a stone-like lump that develops inside the body, for example in the kidney or ga
結石
體內形成的石狀硬塊
a stone-like lump that develops inside the body, for example in the kidney or gallbladder.
The scan showed a small concretion in Leo's kidney.
掃描顯示 Leo 的腎臟裡有一顆小結石。
pattern: a concretion in [body part]
Doctors removed the concretion after it blocked Samir's bile duct.
Samir 的膽管被堵住後，醫師把那顆結石取了出來。
collocation: remove a concretion after blockage
A painful concretion near Noa's bladder made walking hard.
Noa 膀胱附近的一顆結石痛得讓她很難走路。
The nurse explained that the concretion had formed from mineral salts.
護理師解釋說，那顆結石是由礦物鹽形成的。
Arjun drank more water to help prevent another concretion from forming.
Arjun 多喝水，好幫助預防再次形成結石。
文法句型
a concretion in + body part
remove a concretion
用法筆記
Medical writing often uses more specific names such as kidney stone or gallstone. This sense is narrower than sense 1 because it refers only to a hard mass that forms inside the body.
常見錯誤
3. a rounded piece of mineral material inside rock that is made of different matter
岩結核
岩石內與周圍成分不同的礦物團塊
a rounded piece of mineral material inside rock that is made of different matter from the rock around it.
The geologist split the rock and pointed to a round concretion inside.
地質學家剖開岩石，指給大家看裡面一顆圓形岩結核。
pattern: split the rock and point to a concretion
Students passed around a dark concretion from the cliff near Hualien.
學生們傳看一顆來自花蓮附近峭壁的深色岩結核。
context: field study sample from a cliff
Rain washed away the soft soil, leaving a hard concretion exposed.
雨水沖走了鬆軟的土層，露出一顆堅硬的岩結核。
The fossil hunter mistook the concretion for an egg-shaped bone.
那位化石獵人把這顆岩結核誤認成蛋形骨頭。
In the museum drawer, each concretion was labeled with its rock layer.
在博物館抽屜裡，每顆岩結核都標上了它所在的岩層。
- nodule
closest technical match; often used for a small rounded mineral lump
- mineral mass
descriptive phrase rather than a fixed geological term
- deposit
broader term that does not specifically suggest a rounded lump in rock
文法句型
a concretion in rock
split open a concretion
用法筆記
Used in geology. Unlike sense 1, this sense usually names a naturally enclosed lump inside rock, often studied after the rock is split open.
4. the process in which loose material comes together and becomes a tighter, more s
固結
物質聚合並變得更緊密堅硬的過程
the process in which loose material comes together and becomes a tighter, more solid mass.
Heat and pressure speed up the concretion of wet mud.
熱和壓力會加快濕泥的固結。
pattern: the concretion of [material]
The report describes the concretion of ash into a solid crust.
報告描述了灰燼固結成硬殼的過程。
pattern: concretion of [material] into [result]
Scientists tracked the concretion of minerals around the buried shell.
科學家追蹤礦物在埋藏貝殼周圍的固結。
Slow concretion turned the loose sand into a firm layer.
緩慢的固結把鬆散的沙變成了堅實的一層。
The cave walls showed signs of concretion after years of dripping water.
洞穴牆面在多年滴水之後出現了固結的跡象。
- solidification
broader term for becoming solid, whether or not separate matter gathers together
- compaction
focuses on pressing material closer together
- aggregation
stresses pieces gathering into a group, not always hardening
文法句型
the concretion of + substance
concretion into + result
用法筆記
Mostly used in technical explanation, especially with 'of' phrases such as 'the concretion of minerals'. It names the process, not the finished lump described in senses 1 to 3.