Word
ethene
/ˈeθiːn/
noun
由乙烯衍生的任何烯烃
Any alkene derived from ethylene
- 1.
Any alkene derived from ethylene
任何由乙烯衍生的烯烃。
任何由乙烯衍生的烯烃。；乙烯；[化] 乙烯; 1；2-亚乙基
In use
Ethene is used to produce polyethylene, a common plastic.
The industrial process converts ethane into ethene through cracking.
Ripening fruit naturally releases small amounts of ethene gas.
ethene is a/an [adjective] [noun]
Ethene is a flammable gaseous alkene.
乙烯是一种易燃的气态烯烃。
ethene is used in [noun phrase]
Ethene is used in the production of polyethylene.
乙烯用于生产聚乙烯。
[verb] ethene
Industries produce ethene from petroleum.
工业从石油中生产乙烯。
Common mistakes
Ethene is a saturated hydrocarbon.Ethane is a saturated hydrocarbon.
中文学习者常混淆ethene（乙烯）和ethane（乙烷），因为拼写相似，但ethene是烯烃（含双键），而ethane是烷烃（只含单键）。错误句中把ethene当作饱和烃，实际上ethene是不饱和的。
We need two ethenes for the reaction.We need two molecules of ethene for the reaction.
Ethene作为化学物质通常不可数，复数形式ethenes错误。应使用不可数形式ethene，或明确说明分子数量。中文学习者可能受汉语中可数用法影响而误加复数。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
不可数名词，通常不用复数形式。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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