solution
/səˈluːʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /səˈluːʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /sə-ˈlü-shən/ (ame, mw)
solution — 名詞
- solutionsingular
- solutionsplural
1. A thing that fixes a problem or answers a difficult question, so that the diffic
解決方案
解決問題的方法或答案
A thing that fixes a problem or answers a difficult question, so that the difficulty goes away or gets smaller.
Nikhil worked on the maths problem for an hour before he found the solution.
Nikhil 花了一個小時解那道數學題，才找到解決方案。
solution + found/discovered + problem
The city council is looking for a long-term solution to the traffic problem.
市議會正在尋找解決交通問題的長期方案。
solution + to + noun phrase (problem)
Marta's team came up with a clever solution that saved the company a lot of money.
Marta 的團隊想出一個巧妙的解決方案，為公司省了一大筆錢。
There is no easy solution to the rising cost of housing in big cities.
對於大城市不斷上漲的住房成本，沒有簡單的解決辦法。
文法句型
solution + to + noun phrase
solution + for + noun phrase
find/come up with + solution
用法筆記
Often used with the preposition 'to' or 'for' to indicate what problem is being solved. 'Solution to' is more common than 'solution for' in standard English, though both are acceptable.
常見錯誤
2. A liquid combined evenly with another substance, forming a uniform mix where the
溶液
物質溶解在液體中形成的均勻混合物
A liquid combined evenly with another substance, forming a uniform mix where the added substance can no longer be seen on its own.
Sayaka prepared a sugar solution by stirring sugar into warm water until it dissolved completely.
Sayaka 將糖攪拌到溫水中直到完全溶解，製成了一杯糖水溶液。
solution made by dissolving substance in liquid
The lab technician asked Walid to store the saline solution in a clean glass bottle.
實驗室技術員請 Walid 把生理食鹽水存放在乾淨的玻璃瓶裡。
saline solution — common term for salt water mixture
When the salt crystals are placed in water, they slowly disappear into solution.
鹽晶體放入水中後，會慢慢溶解消失於液體中。
Ilan cleaned the wound with an antiseptic solution before covering it with a bandage.
Ilan 用消毒藥水清洗傷口，然後用繃帶包紮起來。
文法句型
solution + of + substance + in + liquid
in solution
用法筆記
In chemistry, 'a solution' always refers to a homogeneous mixture. The substance that dissolves is called the 'solute' and the liquid it dissolves into is called the 'solvent'. This sense is uncountable when referring to the state of being dissolved (e.g. 'in solution').
常見錯誤
3. The physical change that takes place when a solid, gas, or another liquid breaks
溶解
固體或氣體在液體中完全混合的過程
The physical change that takes place when a solid, gas, or another liquid breaks apart and spreads evenly inside a liquid.
The solution of the powdered medicine in water takes about two minutes at room temperature.
藥粉在水中的溶解過程在室溫下大約需要兩分鐘。
solution + of + substance — the process of dissolving
Lucas observed that heating the liquid speeds up the solution of the solid particles.
Lucas 觀察到加熱液體可以加速固體顆粒的溶解。
speed up + solution — accelerates dissolving process
Eve studied the rate of solution for different types of salt in her chemistry class.
Eve 在她的化學課上研究了不同種類鹽類的溶解速率。
The solution of carbon dioxide in water is what gives soda its fizz.
二氧化碳在水中溶解產生氣泡，就是汽水會冒泡的原因。
- dissolving
More common and less formal; works in both everyday and scientific contexts.
- dissolution
Even more formal than 'solution'; often used in legal or institutional contexts too.
文法句型
solution + of + substance
用法筆記
This sense is almost always used in technical or scientific writing. In everyday English, speakers prefer the verb 'dissolve' or the phrase 'dissolving process' instead of the noun 'solution' for this meaning.