| 词汇 | atom |
| 词源 | atom. The atom takes its name from the Greek atomos, undi- vided or indivisible, being to the Greeks something that could not be cut up or divided anymore. More poetically, the Greek word atomos is closely related to the Greek for “the twinkling of an eye,” a charming way to express minuteness. Atom came into English in the 15th century from the Latin atomus, which de- rives from the Greek word. |
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