insulation

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌɪnsjʊˈleɪʃən/    美 /ˌɪnsəˈleɪʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of insulating; detachment from other objects; isolation. countable,uncountable
    — Reindeer are well suited to the taiga’s frigid winters. They can maintain a thermogradient between body core and the environment of up to 100 degrees, in part because of insulation provided by their fur, and in part because of counter-current vascular heat exchange systems in their legs and nasal passages.
  2. The state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation. countable,uncountable
  3. Any of a variety of materials designed to reduce the flow of heat, either from or into a building. countable,uncountable
  4. The act of separating a body from others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound countable,uncountable
  5. The state of a body so separated. countable,uncountable
  6. a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources. countable,uncountable

词形变化

insulations plural

词汇关系

衍生词
basic insulation level blanket insulation cellular glass insulation composite board insulation glass fiber insulation insulationism insulationist microinsulation noninsulation superinsulation thermoinsulation
相关词
insular insulate insulator isolate isolation peninsula

词源

Etymology tree
English insulate
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English -ion
English insulation
From insulate + -ion.
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