subatomic particle
subatomic particle — 名詞
1. one of the very tiny pieces of material that make up an atom or are even smaller
次原子粒子
比原子更小、組成原子的微小粒子
one of the very tiny pieces of material that make up an atom or are even smaller than a whole atom, for example a proton, a neutron, or an electron.
Quinn drew a picture showing how a subatomic particle moves around an atom.
Quinn 畫了一張圖，說明次原子粒子如何繞著原子移動。
countable: a subatomic particle
Scientists use huge machines to crash subatomic particles together at very high speed.
科學家用巨大的機器，讓次原子粒子以極高的速度互相撞擊。
plural: subatomic particles
The teacher explained that an electron is one common type of subatomic particle.
老師解釋說，電子是一種常見的次原子粒子。
Some subatomic particles carry a tiny electric charge, while others have no charge at all.
有些次原子粒子帶有微小的電荷，有些則完全不帶電。
Feng spent years studying how subatomic particles behave deep inside the heart of an atom.
Feng 花了多年時間研究次原子粒子在原子內部深處的行為。
- elementary particle
a subatomic particle that cannot be broken into anything smaller, such as an electron or quark
- particle
the short, everyday form physicists use once the context is clear
用法筆記
Almost always used as a count noun, often in the plural when describing physics experiments. Common partner words are 'proton', 'neutron', 'electron', and 'charge'.