chemical element, 1894, Modern Latin, from Greek argon, neuter of argos "lazy, idle, not working the ground, living without labor," from a- "without" (see a- (3)) + ergon "work" (see organ). So called by its discoverers, Baron Rayleigh and Sir William Ramsay, for its inert qualities.
雙語例句
1. He termed the gas argon.
他把這種氣體叫作氬氣.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. The crystals were cleaned by argon ion bombardment.
結(jié)晶體由氬離子轟擊而凈化.
來自辭典例句
3. Argon is a monatomic gas.
氬是單原子氣體.
來自辭典例句
4. He termed this gas argon.
他把這種氣體叫做氬氣.
來自辭典例句
5. This light consists of a glass tube containing argon and a droplet of mercury.