好词典
quarks
UK /kwɑːks/US /kwɑːrks/
词源
The term 'quark' was coined by physicist Murray Gell-Mann in 1963, inspired by a line in James Joyce's novel 'Finnegans Wake': 'Three quarks for Muster Mark!'.
noun
❶ 夸克是构成物质的基本粒子之一，属于亚原子粒子，通常存在于质子和中子内部。夸克有六种类型，称为“味”，包括上、下、奇、粲、底和顶夸克。
“Protons and neutrons are made up of quarks.”
（质子和中子由夸克组成。）
“Quarks are never found alone in nature; they always combine to form particles.”
（夸克在自然界中不会单独存在，它们总是结合形成粒子。）
同义词:elementary particle, subatomic particle, fundamental particle
常见短语
quark model — 夸克模型是描述夸克如何组合形成强子（如质子和中子）的理论框架。
“The quark model explains why certain particles have specific properties.”
（夸克模型解释了为什么某些粒子具有特定的性质。）