nuclear

英['nju?kl??] 美['nukl??]

近義詞

反義詞

nuclear 原子核的，細胞核的

來自拉丁語nux, 果仁，核，詞源同nut,nucleus,-ar,形容詞后綴。引申詞義原子核的，細胞核的。

nuclear: nuclear: see nut
nuclear (adj.): 1846, "of or like the nucleus of a cell," from nucleus + -ar, probably by influence of French nucléaire. Use in atomic physics is from 1914; of weapons, from 1945. Hence nuclear physics (1933), nuclear energy (1941), nuclear war (1954). Nuclear winter coined by Richard Turco, but first attested in article by Carl Sagan in "Parade" magazine, Oct. 30, 1983. General sense of "central" is from 1912. Nuclear family, originally a sociologists' term, is first attested 1949 in "Social Structure," by American anthropologist G.P. Murdock (1897-1985). Alternative adjective nucleal is recorded from 1840.

1. It will produce electricity more cheaply than a nuclear plant.: 它的發(fā)電成本要比核電站低。

2. Nuclear weapons plants across the country are heavily contaminated with toxic wastes.: 全國的核武器工廠均受到了有毒廢棄物的嚴重污染。

3. They have removed all tactical nuclear missiles that could strike Europe.: 他們已經(jīng)拆除所有能夠襲擊歐洲的戰(zhàn)術核導彈。

4. The Partial Test-Ban Treaty bans nuclear testing in the atmosphere.: 《部分禁止核試驗條約》禁止在大氣層中進行核試驗。

5. He campaigned for peace and against the spread of nuclear weapons.: 他為裁軍運動和反對核武器擴散而奔走。