immiscible

IPA/ɪˈmɪsəbl/
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immiscible — 形容詞

  • immisciblepositive
  • more immisciblecomparative
  • most immisciblesuperlative

1. describes two liquids that stay in separate layers and will not blend into one e

1.形容詞C2
釋義

不相溶的

兩種液體無法混合而會分層的

describes two liquids that stay in separate layers and will not blend into one even after you stir or shake them

例句

Oil and water are immiscible, so the oil floats in a clear layer on top.

油和水不相溶，所以油會浮成清楚的一層在上面。

predicative: be immiscible (of two liquids)

Élise poured the vinegar in, but the two immiscible liquids quickly split apart again.

Élise 倒入醋，但這兩種不相溶的液體很快又分開了。

attributive: immiscible + liquids

同義詞
  • unmixable

    plainer, everyday word for the same idea

  • non-mixing

    descriptive, used loosely outside chemistry

反義詞
  • miscible

    the direct opposite: two liquids that mix fully into one

  • soluble

    able to dissolve in a liquid, a related but broader idea

用法筆記

Almost always used of liquids, in a scientific or technical context. Frequently appears predicatively as 'A and B are immiscible'.

常見錯誤

❌Oil is immiscible.
✅Oil and water are immiscible.
💡the word describes a pair of liquids that will not mix, so it needs both substances, not one alone.