Pulverized

释义 Definition

（把固体）粉碎的；碾成粉末的。常用于描述物质被压碎、研磨后变成细粉的状态。（也可作动词 pulverize 的过去式/过去分词。）

发音 Pronunciation (IPA)

/ˈpʌlvəˌraɪzd/

例句 Examples

The rocks were pulverized into fine dust.
岩石被粉碎成了细尘。

After the explosion, the building materials were pulverized and scattered across the street.
爆炸之后，建筑材料被彻底粉碎，散落在街道各处。

词源 Etymology

来自动词 pulverize，源于拉丁语 pulvis / pulver-（“尘土、粉末”），后经法语进入英语，核心含义是“把……变成粉末”。pulverized 表示“已被粉碎成粉末的”这一结果状态。

相关词 Related Words

• Crushed
• Ground
• Powdered
• Shattered
• Milled
• Granulated
• Pulverize

文学作品 Literary Works

• The Grapes of Wrath — John Steinbeck
• Guns, Germs, and Steel — Jared Diamond
• Silent Spring — Rachel Carson