luna
luna — 名詞
1. An old term from alchemy referring to the metal silver. In alchemical thinking,
銀（鍊金）
鍊金術中對銀的稱呼
An old term from alchemy referring to the metal silver. In alchemical thinking, silver was connected to the moon, and alchemists treated it as one of the seven fundamental metals.
Dr. Moreau heated luna with sulfur in his laboratory, hoping the reaction would produce a purified substance.
莫羅博士在實驗室裡加熱 luna 與硫磺，希望這種反應能產出純化後的物質。
alchemical transformation: luna + heating/smelting process
The old manuscript described luna as a shining white metal ruled by the moon.
這份古老的手稿描述 luna 是一種受月亮統治的閃亮白色金屬。
A student must first grasp the difference between luna and sol — silver and gold — before reading deeper alchemical writings.
學生必須先掌握 luna 與 sol（銀與金）之間的差異，才能深入閱讀鍊金術著作。
- silver
modern everyday term; luna is the historical alchemical name, not used in ordinary speech
- sol
alchemical name for gold, the opposite metal symbolically
文法句型
the luna (no article needed in technical contexts)
2. A worker who is given the job of overseeing and directing other workers. The ter
工頭；領班
管理工人作業的監督者
A worker who is given the job of overseeing and directing other workers. The term is commonly used for the person in charge of a crew in film production or on a building site.
The film luna called for quiet as the director prepared to shoot the final scene.
片場的 luna 要求大家安靜，因為導演準備拍攝最後一幕。
film industry role: the luna gives orders on set
When the crane began to wobble, the luna ordered the team to step back immediately.
起重機開始搖晃時，luna 命令團隊立刻後退。
On the construction site, the luna checked every worker's helmet before the morning shift began.
在建築工地上，luna 在早班開始前檢查了每個工人的安全帽。
- foreman
more general term for a worker who leads other workers; 'luna' is less common and more specific to film sets and building sites
- supervisor
broader term that can apply to any industry; less specific than 'luna'
- crew chief
used especially in film, television, and racing contexts; largely overlaps with 'luna'
文法句型
the luna + verb (singular)
film luna / construction luna (noun + noun)
用法筆記
This sense is most common in the film industry and on large construction projects. In other workplaces the more general terms 'supervisor' or 'foreman' are used instead.