Word · Frequency #10829
sulphate
硫酸盐；硫酸酯
核心释义
a salt or ester of sulphuric acid
硫酸盐；硫酸酯
用法In use
The chemist added a small amount of copper sulphate to the solution to test the reaction.
用法提示：sulphate 作名词，指硫酸盐，此处与 copper 组成化合物名称。
Some fertilizers contain sulphate, which helps plants absorb essential nutrients.
用法提示：sulphate 作名词，泛指化学中的硫酸盐。
The water sample had a high level of sulphate, indicating possible industrial pollution.
用法提示：sulphate 作名词，此处指溶液中硫酸盐的含量。
be a sulphate of [metal]
sulphate 作名词时意为“硫酸盐/硫酸酯”，常用“a sulphate of + 金属/盐基”表示；化学名称中也常说“metal + sulphate”，如 calcium sulphate。
This mineral is a sulphate of calcium.
这种矿物是硫酸钙。
sth sulphates
sulphate 作不及物动词，意为“硫酸盐化”，主语常为电池极板；过去式和过去分词均为 sulphated。
The battery plates sulphate when the battery is not used for a long time.
电池长期不用时，极板会硫酸盐化。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子The water sample contains several sulphate.正确表达The water sample contains several sulphates.
汉语名词没有复数形式，容易漏掉 -s；sulphate 在这里指多种硫酸盐，是可数名词，复数应写成 sulphates。
易错句子This compound is sulphate.正确表达This compound is a sulphate.
sulphate 指具体的盐或酯时是可数名词，可数名词单数前需要加冠词，所以要说 a sulphate。
易错句子Sulphates is widely used in industry.正确表达Sulphates are widely used in industry.
sulphates 是复数形式，作主语时谓语动词要用复数 are；汉语动词没有单复数变化，容易误用 is。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- copper sulphate
- 硫酸铜
- Copper sulphate is used to control algae in ponds.硫酸铜常用于控制池塘中的藻类。
- magnesium sulphate
- 硫酸镁
- Magnesium sulphate is often sold as Epsom salts.硫酸镁常以泻盐的形式出售。
- sodium sulphate
- 硫酸钠
- Sodium sulphate is used in the manufacture of paper.硫酸钠用于造纸。
- ammonium sulphate
- 硫酸铵
- Farmers use ammonium sulphate as a nitrogen fertilizer.农民把硫酸铵用作氮肥。
- ferrous sulphate
- 硫酸亚铁
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 sulphur（硫）与 -ate（盐类后缀），sulphate 就是硫酸盐；注意英国拼写用 ph。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：chemistry、academic writing、pharmaceutical/industrial settings 作为专业化学术语，sulphate 通常用于科学论文、化学教材、医药或工业技术文件等正式书面语境，日常口语中比较少见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The final syllable of sulphate is /feɪt/, matching fate and the ending of phosphate (but not a full rhyme because stress differs). Beware the spellings -feit in forfeit and counterfeit, where it is pronounced /fɪt/, and note that many common -ate words such as private and chocolate reduce the ending to /ɪt/ or /ət/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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