hermetically
hermetically — 副詞
1. Describes a seal or closure so tight that no air, gas, or liquid can enter or es
密封地
完全密封不讓氣體或液體進出
Describes a seal or closure so tight that no air, gas, or liquid can enter or escape.
The lab stored the blood samples in hermetically sealed glass tubes to prevent contamination.
實驗室將血液樣本存放在密封的玻璃試管中，以防汙染。
hermetically sealed + concrete container
Apinya packed the dried herbs in hermetically sealed jars to keep them fresh all winter.
Apinya 把乾燥香草裝進密封罐中，好讓整個冬天都能保持新鮮。
The spacecraft’s hermetically sealed cabin protected the astronauts from the vacuum of space.
太空船的密封座艙保護太空人不受太空真空環境的影響。
Valentina opened a hermetically sealed can of tuna for the hungry cat.
Valentina 打開了一罐密封的鮪魚罐頭給那隻餓壞的貓吃。
The biscuits stayed fresh for months because they were stored in a hermetically sealed tin.
這些餅乾因為存放在密封的鐵盒中，所以好幾個月都還是脆的。
- airtightly
more common in everyday speech; less formal, but interchangeable in literal contexts
- tightly sealed
describes the result rather than the manner; less precise because 'tightly' doesn’t guarantee impermeability
文法句型
hermetically + past participle (sealed / closed)
用法筆記
Almost always modifies past participles, most commonly ‘sealed’ — ‘hermetically sealed’ is by far the dominant collocation. Standalone use of the adverb without ‘sealed’ or ‘closed’ is rare.
常見錯誤
2. Said of a group or individual that stays completely cut off from the wider world
與世隔絕
與外界隔絕不與人往來
Said of a group or individual that stays completely cut off from the wider world, with little to no communication with outsiders.
The mountain monastery existed hermetically, with monks rarely receiving visitors from nearby villages.
這座山中的修道院與世隔絕，僧侶們難得見到附近村莊來的訪客。
hermetically + verb of existing; applied to a group
Jabari spent two years living hermetically in a remote woodland cabin, finishing his first novel.
Jabari 在一間偏遠的林中小屋離群索居了兩年，完成了他的第一部小說。
The religious sect had operated hermetically on the isolated island for more than a century.
這個宗教教派在孤島上與外界隔絕地運作了超過一個世紀。
Some painters choose to work hermetically, declining every offer to exhibit or collaborate.
有些畫家選擇封閉地創作，婉拒每一次展覽或合作的邀約。
- reclusively
more specific to individuals avoiding social contact; slightly less common
- in seclusion
adverbial phrase; often suggests a deliberate, temporary withdrawal for privacy or focus
- in isolation
broader; can be involuntary (as in quarantine) or voluntary
文法句型
hermetically + verb of living (live / exist / work)
用法筆記
Frequently describes communities, religious groups, or individuals who deliberately avoid outside contact. The meaning is figurative and derives from the literal airtight sense of ‘hermetically sealed’.