condensation
/ˌkɒndenˈseɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkɑːndenˈseɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌkän-ˌden-ˈsā-shən -dən-/ (ame, mw)
condensation — 名詞
1. small droplets you can see collecting on something cold — like a window, bathroo
水珠；凝結水
暖空氣遇冷在表面形成的小水滴
small droplets you can see collecting on something cold — like a window, bathroom mirror, or chilled glass — when warm moist air around the object cools
Mira wiped the condensation off the bathroom mirror before brushing her teeth.
Mira 在刷牙前先把浴室鏡子上的水珠擦掉。
condensation off + [surface]
Every winter morning, thick condensation forms on the kitchen window in Christopher's old farmhouse.
每年冬天早上，Christopher 那棟老農舍的廚房窗戶上都會結出厚厚一層凝結水。
condensation forms on + [surface]
The cold beer glass left a ring of condensation on the wooden table.
冰啤酒杯在木桌上留下了一圈水珠。
Heavy condensation inside the car windows made it hard for Luca to see the road.
車窗內側的水珠很厚，Luca 看路看得很吃力。
Better ventilation should reduce the condensation on these old single-pane windows.
改善通風應該能減少這些老式單層玻璃窗上的凝結水。
文法句型
condensation on [surface]
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable. Subject is typically a surface that is colder than the surrounding air (window, mirror, glass, pipe). Distinguish from sense 2 (the physical process): sense 1 is the visible water itself, sense 2 is the change of state that produced it.
常見錯誤
2. the physical change in which a gas turns into a liquid (and sometimes directly i
凝結；液化
氣體變回液體或固體的物理過程
the physical change in which a gas turns into a liquid (and sometimes directly into a solid), usually because its temperature drops
Clouds are formed by the condensation of water vapor high in the cool air.
雲是水蒸氣在高空冷空氣中凝結而成的。
condensation of [substance]
Élise's chemistry teacher used a kettle and a cold plate to demonstrate condensation in class.
Élise 的化學老師用一個水壺和一塊冷板子在課堂上示範凝結現象。
demonstrate condensation
Engineers must control the rate of condensation inside the cooling pipes to avoid corrosion.
工程師必須控制冷卻管內的凝結速率，以避免腐蝕。
Without condensation, rain could never fall from the sky.
沒有凝結，雨水就永遠不會從天上落下來。
Ari studied how rapid condensation can damage delicate electronic parts inside a sealed device.
Ari 研究快速凝結如何損壞密封裝置內部精密的電子元件。
- liquefaction
technical synonym, especially for turning a gas into liquid under pressure; rare outside science writing
- evaporation
the opposite process: liquid turning into gas as it warms
- vaporization
any change from liquid (or solid) into gas; broader than evaporation
文法句型
condensation of [substance]
用法筆記
Used in physics, chemistry, and weather contexts. Often paired with 'evaporation' as opposite processes. Subject is typically a gas or vapor (water vapor, steam, ammonia). Distinguish from sense 1: sense 2 is the named process; sense 1 is the visible result of it on a surface.
常見錯誤
3. the act of making a long piece of writing or speech much shorter by leaving out
精簡版；節縮
把長篇作品縮短後的版本或過程
the act of making a long piece of writing or speech much shorter by leaving out details that are not essential, or the short version that results
The magazine printed a condensation of Vivek's three-hundred-page memoir for its summer issue.
那本雜誌在夏季號刊登了 Vivek 三百頁回憶錄的精簡版。
a condensation of [book / work]
Yan asked the editor for a careful condensation of the report before the board meeting.
Yan 在董事會開會前，請編輯把報告仔細節縮一遍。
a careful / skilful condensation
Skilful condensation of a long novel is harder than writing the original.
把長篇小說節縮得漂亮，比寫原作還難。
Sirin produced a tight condensation of the academic paper for the general audience.
Sirin 把那篇學術論文精簡成適合一般讀者閱讀的版本。
- abridgment
near-synonym, slightly more formal; typically used for shortened books
- summary
broader and more common; can be informal notes, not necessarily a polished short version
- digest
a published short version, often of news or articles
- expansion
the opposite: making a short work longer with more detail
文法句型
a condensation of [longer work]
用法筆記
Formal register; common in publishing and academic contexts. Object is typically a long written or spoken work (book, report, speech, lecture). Often used with adjectives like 'skilful', 'careful', 'tight'. Distinguish from sense 1 and 2: this sense has nothing to do with water or gases — it is about textual abridgment.