toxin

/ˈtɒksɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtɑːksɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtäk-sən/ (ame, mw)

toxin — 名詞

  • toxinsingular
  • toxinsplural

1. a harmful chemical that a living thing (such as a bacterium, plant, or animal) p

1.名詞B2
釋義

毒素

生物產生的有害化學物質

a harmful chemical that a living thing (such as a bacterium, plant, or animal) produces, and that can damage the body or cause disease

例句

Bacterial toxins enter the body through contaminated food or water.

細菌產生的毒素會透過受污染的食物或水進入人體。

collocation: bacterial toxins

The scientist detected a rare toxin in the local river near the factory.

科學家在工廠附近的河川中檢測到一種罕見的毒素。

collocation: detect a toxin

同義詞
  • poison

    broader term; toxin specifically refers to poisons produced by living organisms

  • venom

    a toxin that animals (such as snakes or spiders) inject into another creature

  • contaminant

    a substance that makes something impure; not necessarily poisonous

反義詞
  • antidote

    a substance that stops a toxin from working

文法句型

toxin + verb (produces, causes)

toxin + preposition (in, from)

用法筆記

Common in medical and scientific writing. The plural form (toxins) is frequently used when referring to multiple types or sources.

常見錯誤

❌The factory released toxic into the river.
✅The factory released toxins into the river.
💡Toxic is an adjective; toxin is the noun form.