
distilled
词源
源自拉丁语 'distillare',意为'滴下',由 'de-'(向下)和 'stillare'(滴落)组成,14世纪通过古法语进入英语。
adjective
❶ 指液体经过蒸馏过程去除杂质后变得纯净的状态,常用于描述酒精或水等液体。
“The vodka is made from distilled grain.”
(这种伏特加是用蒸馏过的谷物制成的。)
“Distilled water is often used in laboratories.”
(蒸馏水常用于实验室。)
❶ 比喻经过提炼或浓缩后变得纯粹或精华的状态,常用于描述思想或信息。
“The book offers distilled wisdom from ancient philosophers.”
(这本书提炼了古代哲学家的智慧。)
“Her speech was a distilled version of hours of research.”
(她的演讲是数小时研究的精华浓缩。)
verb
❶ 通过蒸馏过程使液体纯化,去除杂质或分离成分。
“They distilled the seawater to make it drinkable.”
(他们蒸馏海水使其可以饮用。)
“The factory distills crude oil into various fuels.”
(这家工厂将原油蒸馏成各种燃料。)
❶ 将复杂信息或经验提炼浓缩成更纯粹或有用的形式。
“She distilled her research findings into a short article.”
(她把研究发现浓缩成一篇短文。)
“The teacher distilled years of knowledge into one lecture.”
(老师将多年知识浓缩在一堂课中。)
常见短语
distilled essence — 指经过提炼后最纯粹、最精华的部分,常用于描述物质或概念的精华。
“The perfume captures the distilled essence of jasmine.”
(这款香水捕捉了茉莉花的精华。)
distilled spirits — 专指通过蒸馏过程制成的酒精饮料,如威士忌、伏特加等。
“The bar specializes in rare distilled spirits from around the world.”
(这家酒吧专营来自世界各地的稀有蒸馏酒。)