late 14c., "small part or division of a whole, minute portion of matter," from Latin particula "little bit or part, grain, jot," diminutive of pars (genitive partis) "part;" see part (n.). Particle physics attested from 1969. In construction, particle board (1957) is so called because it is made from chips and shavings of wood.
双语例句
1. A proton is an elementary particle of matter.
质子是物质的基本粒子。
来自柯林斯例句
2. There's not a particle of truth in her story.
她讲的没有一句实话.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. There is not a particle of truth in what you said.
你所说的没有一句是实话.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. This particle has a very small mass.
这种粒子的质量很小.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5. Particle ? in? cell ( PIC ) approach was introduced into the sea ice numerical simulation of Bohai Sea.