Word · Frequency #4624
ies
英文字母I
ies is the plural of i.
the 9th letter of the English alphabet
- 1.
The name of the Latin script letter I/i.
拉丁字母 I/i 的名称。
- 2.
The ego.
自我。
- 3.
a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
一种非金属元素,属于卤素;主要用于医学、摄影和染料;自然界中仅以小量组合存在(如海水或岩石中)
- 4.
the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
最小的整数或表示该数字的数字
- 5.
the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet
罗马字母表中的第九个字母
碘;拉丁字母 I/i 的名称。;自我。;一种非金属元素,属于卤素;主要用于医学、摄影和染料;自然界中仅以小量组合存在(如海水或岩石中);最小的整数或表示该数字的数字
In use
Doctors recommend adding iodine to your diet to prevent thyroid problems.
This antiseptic contains iodine and can be used to clean wounds.
Seaweed is a natural source of iodine.
Connections
Collocations
- the letter I
- 字母 I
- The letter I comes between H and J in the alphabet.字母 I 在字母表中位于 H 和 J 之间。
- capital I
- 大写字母 I
- Make sure to write a capital I when you talk about yourself.谈论自己时,一定要写大写字母 I。
- I-beam
- 工字梁
- The garage roof is supported by steel I-beams.车库屋顶由钢制工字梁支撑。
- dot the I's and cross the T's
- 一丝不苟;注重细节
- She always dots the I's and crosses the T's.她做事总是一丝不苟。
- the symbol I
- 符号 I(碘)
- On the periodic table, the symbol I stands for iodine.在元素周期表上,符号 I 代表碘。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
字母I像一根直立的火柴,既记住它是第9个字母,也记住化学符号I代表碘。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:字母表或拼写场合、化学式或科学标记 该词用作名词时指英文字母 I 或化学元素碘的符号,文体上属中性,正式与非正式场合均可;在化学式中多作为元素符号出现,比较常见于专业标记。
Grammar Note
作为字母或元素名词时,通常不可数;作为数字名词时可数,但较少用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like eye, high, my, why, and fly rhyme with 'I' (/aɪ/). But beware: an 'i' followed by a consonant often sounds /ɪ/, as in 'in' (/ɪn/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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