methane

英['miːθeɪn;'meθeɪn] 美['mɛθen]
  • n. [有化] 甲烷;[能源] 沼气

助记提示


1. 甲烷、乙烷、丙烷、丁烷的命名是按照碳原子个数、或者说碳氢原子团的个数来命名的,一个叫甲烷,两个叫乙烷,以此类推。
2. 乙烷的名字巧合地与英文单词的第一个音相同。

中文词源


methane 甲烷,沼气

mety-,甲基化,缩写自methyl,甲基,-ane,化学名词后缀,烷。俗称沼气。

英文词源


methane (n.)
"inflammable colorless and odorless gas, marsh gas," 1867, coined from chemical suffix -ane + syllable abstracted from methyl.

双语例句


1. Methane gas does collect in the mines around here.
周围的矿井里的确有沼气聚积。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The ignition of methane gas killed eight men.
甲烷起火,致使8人丧生。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Methane and propane are alkanes.
甲烷和丙烷是烷烃。

来自《权威词典》

4. As the waste materials decompose, they produce methane gas.
废物腐烂时会产生沼气。

来自《权威词典》

5. The blast was caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited.
爆炸是由数袋甲烷气体着火引起的.

来自《简明英汉词典》