distillation

/ˌdɪstɪˈleɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdɪstɪˈleɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌdi-stə-ˈlā-shən/ (ame, mw)

distillation — 名詞

  • distillationsingular
  • distillationsplural

1. the process of heating a liquid so that part of it rises as vapour and is cooled

1.名詞C1
釋義

蒸餾；蒸餾液

加熱冷凝分離液體，或所得液體

the process of heating a liquid so that part of it rises as vapour and is cooled back into liquid, usually to purify it, strengthen alcohol, or collect the liquid produced in this way

例句

Aaron learned basic distillation while making rose water in his grandmother's kitchen.

Aaron 在祖母的廚房做玫瑰水時，學了基本的蒸餾方法。

distillation while making [product]

The science teacher showed steam distillation with orange peel after lunch.

科學老師午飯後用橘皮示範了蒸氣蒸餾。

collocation: steam distillation

同義詞
  • distilling

    names the action only, not the liquid collected from it

  • purification

    broader term; a liquid can be purified without using heat and cooling

  • distillate

    refers only to the liquid produced, not the full process

反義詞
  • contamination

    the addition of unwanted material rather than the removal of it

文法句型

distillation of [liquid/substance]

steam distillation

a distillation

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when it names the heating and cooling process. In technical or lab writing, it can also be countable when referring to the liquid collected at the end, as in 'the first distillation.'

常見錯誤

❌Beer gets its strong alcohol from distillation.
✅Beer gets its alcohol from fermentation, while whisky becomes stronger through distillation.
💡ordinary beer making uses fermentation, not distillation.

2. the act of reducing a long text, discussion, or experience to its most important

2.名詞C1
釋義

摘要；精華

把內容濃縮成重點的過程或成果

the act of reducing a long text, discussion, or experience to its most important ideas, or the clear essence that remains after this reduction

例句

Michael wrote a one-page distillation of the meeting for absent staff.

Michael 為缺席的同事寫了一頁的會議摘要。

a distillation of [discussion]

Yael's article is a distillation of years of field notes.

Yael 的文章是多年田野筆記的精華。

同義詞
  • summary

    usually focuses on a short restatement, often in writing, and may keep more detail

  • essence

    focuses on the most important quality or nature rather than the act of reducing

  • digest

    often means a practical short overview prepared for readers or listeners

文法句型

a distillation of [text/discussion]

distillation of [experience/ideas]

用法筆記

Often followed by 'of' plus the book, talk, report, or experience being reduced. It can name either the act of boiling material down to its essentials or the finished summary that remains.

常見錯誤

❌Her essay was a distillation because it included every detail from the report.
✅Her essay was a distillation because it kept only the main ideas from the report.
💡a distillation removes detail and leaves the essentials.