late 14c., "small part or division of a whole, minute portion of matter," from Latin particula "little bit or part, grain, jot," diminutive of pars (genitive partis) "part;" see part (n.). Particle physics attested from 1969. In construction, particle board (1957) is so called because it is made from chips and shavings of wood.
例文
1. A proton is an elementary particle of matter.
プロトンは物質の基本粒子である。
2.There 's not a particle of truth in her story.
彼女の言うことには本当のことは一言もない。
3.There is not a particle of truth in what you said.
あなたが言っていることは真実ではありません。
4.This particle has a very small mass.
この粒子の質量は小さい。
5. Particle ? in? cell ( PIC ) approach was introduced into the sea ice numerical simulation of Bohai Sea.