granule

/ˈɡrænjuːl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡrænjuːl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgran-(ˌ)yül/ (ame, mw)

granule — 名詞

  • granulesingular
  • granulesplural

1. A tiny, often gritty fragment of a solid material, roughly the size of a single

1.名詞B2
釋義

顆粒

非常小的固體顆粒

A tiny, often gritty fragment of a solid material, roughly the size of a single grain of sand.

例句

The coffee granules dissolved quickly when Jenna added hot water.

Jenna 倒入熱水後，咖啡顆粒很快就溶解了。

collocation: coffee granules / dissolve in liquid

A single sugar granule fell onto the tablecloth as Dewi stirred her tea.

Dewi 攪拌茶時，一顆糖粒掉在桌巾上。

同義詞
  • grain

    More general term; also used figuratively (a grain of truth); often refers to cereal seeds or sand

  • particle

    More formal and scientific; covers all tiny pieces including non-solid matter

  • speck

    Suggests an extremely tiny, often barely visible amount, typically of dust or dirt

  • pellet

    Describes a small, rounded, compressed shape, often man-made

文法句型

plural: granules

granule + of + noun

用法筆記

Often used in the plural form (granules) when referring to a substance consisting of many such particles.

常見錯誤

❌I found a granule of truth in her story.
✅I found a grain of truth in her story.
💡'grain' is used figuratively in this fixed expression; 'granule' only refers to a physical particle.