conduction

/kənˈdʌkʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˈdʌkʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /kən-ˈdək-shən/ (ame, mw)

conduction — 名詞

1. the way that heat or electricity moves through a material by passing energy from

1.名詞B2
釋義

傳導

熱或電在物質中傳遞的過程

the way that heat or electricity moves through a material by passing energy from one particle of the material to the next, without the material itself travelling

例句

Heat conduction through the metal handle made Ziad's frying pan too hot to touch.

熱傳導穿過金屬把手，讓 Ziad 的煎鍋燙得無法觸碰。

uncountable noun as subject: heat conduction + through [material]

Isabela learned about electrical conduction by connecting a copper wire to a small bulb.

Isabela 將銅線接上小燈泡，從中學到了電傳導的原理。

compound noun: electrical conduction

同義詞
  • transmission

    a broader term that can also refer to signals, diseases, or waves; conduction is a specific type of transmission through a material

  • transfer

    more general; transfer can happen through radiation or convection as well, while conduction specifically involves particle-to-particle contact

反義詞
  • insulation

    the opposite process, where heat or electricity is prevented from passing through a material

文法句型

uncountable noun: conduction

compound noun: heat conduction / electrical conduction / nerve conduction

用法筆記

An uncountable noun — never used with 'a' or in plural form. Often appears as part of a compound noun: 'heat conduction', 'electrical conduction', or 'nerve conduction' (in medical contexts).

常見錯誤

❌Copper has a good conduction.
✅Copper has good conduction.
💡conduction is uncountable and does not take 'a'.
❌The wires have different conductions.
✅The wires have different levels of conduction.
💡no plural form exists.