germanium

IPA/dʒɜːˈmeɪniəm/
IPA/dʒɜːrˈmeɪniəm/

germanium — 名詞

1. a hard, grey-white chemical element (symbol Ge) that has properties of both a me

1.名詞B2
釋義

鍺

灰白色半導體金屬元素

a hard, grey-white chemical element (symbol Ge) that has properties of both a metal and a non-metal, making it useful in electronic devices such as transistors, infrared lenses, and solar panels

例句

The first transistor, made in 1947, used a thin slice of germanium.

1947 年製造的第一個電晶體，使用的是一小片鍺。

germanium + transistor — historical significance

Engineers mix germanium with other elements to create special electronic materials.

工程師將鍺與其他元素混合，以製造特殊的電子材料。

常見搭配
  • germanium wafer
  • germanium crystal
  • germanium detector
  • germanium lens
  • germanium diode
  • germanium transistor
同義詞
  • Ge

    the chemical symbol for germanium, used in formulas and scientific notation

  • metalloid

    a broader category of elements that germanium belongs to, not an exact synonym

用法筆記

Frequently used as a modifier before nouns such as 'wafer', 'crystal', 'detector', 'lens', and 'diode'. As a chemical element, it is treated as an uncountable noun in most contexts (e.g., 'Germanium is mined in small quantities').

常見錯誤

Germanium is the most common element in computer chips.
Silicon is the most common element in computer chips; germanium was used in early transistors.
Germanium and silicon have similar properties and are often confused, but silicon is far more common in modern electronics.

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常用片語

  • a thin slice of germanium
  • germanium-based device

介系詞搭配

  • of germanium
  • with germanium