particle
🇺🇸
/ˈpɑːrtɪkl/
🇬🇧
/ˈpɑːtɪkl/
a very small piece of something
A tiny particle of dust floated in the air.
空氣中漂浮著一粒微小的塵埃顆粒。
a word that combines with a verb to change its meaning
The word 'up' is a particle in the phrase 'pick up'.
在片語'pick up'中,'up'這個詞是一個助詞。