filament
/ˈfɪləmənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfɪləmənt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfi-lə-mənt/ (ame, mw)
filament — 名詞
- filamentsingular
- filamentsplural
1. a very thin strand of material, such as silk, nylon, glass, or spider web
細絲
像線一樣細長的材料纖維
a very thin strand of material, such as silk, nylon, glass, or spider web
Saira pulled a loose filament from the edge of the wool scarf.
Saira 從羊毛圍巾的邊緣拉出一條鬆掉的細絲。
a loose filament from fabric
Under the lamp, the silk filament looked almost transparent on the needle.
在燈下，針上的那條絲質細絲看起來幾乎透明。
The spider dropped a fine filament from the ceiling above Liam's desk.
那隻蜘蛛從 Liam 的書桌上方天花板垂下一條細絲。
Workers twisted each nylon filament into a stronger cord for the net.
工人把每一條尼龍細絲扭在一起，做成更結實的網繩。
Before class, Aoi fed blue filament into the 3D printer by hand.
上課前，Aoi 用手把藍色細絲送進 3D 印表機。
文法句型
a filament of silk
nylon filament
feed filament into a 3D printer
用法筆記
Often used for one extremely fine strand rather than a whole cloth, rope, or sheet. Common with manufactured materials and with natural strands such as spider silk.
2. the fine wire in an old-style light bulb that becomes bright when electricity fl
燈絲
燈泡裡通電後會發亮的細線
the fine wire in an old-style light bulb that becomes bright when electricity flows through it
The bulb went dark when the filament burned out during dinner.
吃晚飯時，燈絲燒斷了，所以燈泡一下子暗了。
the filament burns out
Anthony watched the filament glow orange inside the old desk lamp.
Anthony 看著那條燈絲在舊檯燈裡發出橘光。
the filament glows inside a lamp
The repair guide showed how electricity heats the filament in the bulb.
那本維修指南說明了電流如何把燈泡裡的燈絲加熱。
A broken filament left the hallway light flickering above Sivan's door.
斷掉的燈絲讓 Sivan 門上的走廊燈一直閃爍。
Lucas heard the loose filament rattle inside the torch after it fell.
手電筒掉到地上後，Lucas 聽見裡面鬆掉的燈絲在作響。
文法句型
the filament in the bulb
the filament burns out
the filament glows
用法筆記
Usually refers to incandescent bulbs, heaters, or torches with older bulb technology. LEDs do not use a filament.
常見錯誤
3. a long narrow structure formed by one stretched cell or by many cells joined in
絲狀體
由長細胞或細胞鏈形成的絲狀構造
a long narrow structure formed by one stretched cell or by many cells joined in a line, especially in living things such as algae, mould, and some bacteria
Under the microscope, Eshe pointed to the green filament in the pond sample.
在顯微鏡下，Eshe 指著池水樣本裡那條綠色絲狀體。
a green filament in a sample
The biology chart showed each filament growing as a line of joined cells.
生物圖表顯示，每條絲狀體都是由一列相連的細胞生長而成。
a filament as a line of cells
Sirin compared the fungal filament with the round yeast cells beside it.
Sirin 把那條真菌絲狀體和旁邊圓形的酵母細胞作比較。
In class, Ramón traced a thin filament spreading across the damp bread.
上課時，Ramón 描出潮濕麵包上那條正在擴散的細絲狀體。
The scientist measured one long filament from the algae near the tank wall.
科學家測量了魚缸壁附近藻類伸出的一條長絲狀體。
文法句型
a fungal filament
a green filament in a sample
a filament of joined cells
用法筆記
Common in biology descriptions of algae, fungi, and some bacteria. Distinguish this sense from sense 1, which is about a material strand rather than living cells.