1819, "division of a cell or organism," from Latin fissionem (nominative fissio) "a breaking up, cleaving," from past participle stem of findere "to split" (see fissure). Cognate with Old English bitan "to bite." Nuclear physics sense is 1939. As a verb, from 1929.
雙語例句
1. The fission of the cell could be inhibited with certain chemicals.
細(xì)胞的裂變可以通過某些化學(xué)藥品加以抑制.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. All commercial nuclear power is provided by fission at the present time.
目前所有的商用核動(dòng)力都是通過核裂變產(chǎn)生的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Nuclear fission releases tremendous amounts of energy.
核裂變釋放出巨大的能量.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. Energy is released by the fission of atomic nuclei.
能量是由原子核分裂釋放出來的。
來自辭典例句
5. The laboratory has designed, tested and evaluated a lightweight, low - yield fission device.