英文词源
- molecule (n.)
- 1794, "extremely minute particle," from French molécule (1670s), from Modern Latin molecula, diminutive of Latin moles "mass, barrier" (see mole (3)). A vague meaning at first; the vogue for the word (used until late 18c. only in Latin form) can be traced to the philosophy of Descartes. First used of Modern Latin molecula in modern scientific sense by Amedeo Avogadro (1811).
中文词源
来自拉丁语moles,大块,防洪堤,大工程,大建筑物,-cul,小词后缀。用于化学术语分子。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:molecule 词源,molecule 含义。
经法语molecule,来源于拉丁语中moles(大规模的结构)派生的molecula。
词根词缀: mole大规模的结构 + -cule名词词尾,小 → 分子和原子相比,是“大规模的结构”
同源词:mole 归纳:[名]atom原子 molecule分子 electron电子[形]atomic molecular electronic