liquefaction
liquefaction — 名詞
1. when a substance in solid or gaseous form changes into a liquid — for example, w
液化
固體或氣體變成液體的過程
when a substance in solid or gaseous form changes into a liquid — for example, when ice melts into water or when air is cooled enough to become a liquid
The liquefaction of natural gas allows companies to ship it safely by sea.
天然氣的液化讓公司能經由海運安全地運輸。
liquefaction + of + noun — material following the process noun
Elena explained that the liquefaction of iron needs temperatures above 1,500 degrees Celsius.
Elena 解釋說，鐵的液化需要超過攝氏 1500 度的高溫。
During a lab experiment, Asher watched the liquefaction of frozen air inside a glass tube.
在實驗課上，Asher 觀察了玻璃管中冷凍空氣的液化過程。
The liquefaction of hydrogen is often studied in high school chemistry classes.
氫氣的液化經常在高中化學課堂上被討論。
The factory uses a cooling system that causes the liquefaction of the collected steam.
這間工廠使用冷卻系統，讓收集到的蒸氣液化。
- melting
limited to solids becoming liquid by heat; 'liquefaction' is broader and includes gases being compressed or cooled into liquid
- condensation
specifically gas-to-liquid through cooling; implies a vapour turning back into a liquid, not a solid melting
- dissolution
a solid mixing into a liquid to form a solution; does not involve a change in the chemical state of the substance
- solidification
the opposite process — a liquid turning into a solid
- freezing
specifically liquid-to-solid through temperature drop
文法句型
liquefaction + of + something
用法筆記
Usually used with 'of' to name the material being turned into a liquid ('liquefaction of natural gas', 'liquefaction of iron'). Not used in everyday conversation about simple melting or dissolving.