phosphorus

• n. 磷

來自拉丁語phosphorus,啟明星，來自希臘語Phosphoros,啟明星，來自phos,光，phoros,攜帶者，詞源同bring.後用作化學物質磷。

phosphorus

phosphorus: [17] Etymologically, phosphorus means ‘bringing light’. The word comes via Latin phōsphorus from Greek phōsphóros, a compound adjective formed from phōs ‘light’ and the suffix -phóros ‘carrying’ (a relative of English bear), which was used as an epithet for the planet Venus as it appears at dawn. It was also applied to any substance that that glowed, and in the mid 17th century it was taken up as the term for the newly isolated element phosphorus, which catches fire when exposed to the air. Phosphate [18] was borrowed from French phosphat, a derivative of phosphore ‘phosphorus’.
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phosphorus (n.)

"substance or organism that shines of itself," 1640s, from Latin phosphorus "light-bringing," also "the morning star" (a sense attested in English from 1620), from Greek Phosphoros "morning star," literally "torchbearer," from phos "light," contraction of phaos "light, daylight" (related to phainein "to show, to bring to light;" see phantasm) + phoros "bearer," from pherein "to carry" (see infer).

As the name of a non-metallic chemical element, it is recorded from 1680, originally one among several substances so called; the word used exclusively of the element from c. 1750. It was discovered in 1669 by Henning Brand, merchant and alchemist of Hamburg, who derived it from urine. Lavoisier demonstrated it was an element in 1777. According to Flood, "It is the first element whose discoverer is known."

1. Annuals, as a general rule , are very responsive to phosphorus fertilization.

通常說來,對一年生植物施用磷肥是相當有效的.

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2. Phosphorus is essential to plant growth.

植物生長需要磷.

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3. No animal or plant can exist without phosphorus.

沒有一種動物或植物離開磷能夠生存.

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4. A stick of phosphorus fell on the floor.

一塊磷條掉在地上.

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5. This These prevent the absorption absorption of phosphorus in the diet.

這些植物鹽會阻止動物吸收飼料中的磷.

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