grain學測 L2KK [ˈgren] ｜ /ˈgreɪn/
穀物；穀類·顆粒；微粒·紋理；紋路
義項多，穀物、顆粒、紋理常混用
She held a grain of rice in her palm and thought of the whole rice field.
她把一粒米捧在手心，想起了整片稻田。
一個畫面：指尖摸到顆粒感
穀粒稻麥等穀物的種子
鹽粒撒進鍋裡的一小撮鹽
木紋木頭表面顆粒狀的紋路
義項
稻穀顆粒B2noun穀物；穀類
The farmer grows a lot of grain, like wheat and rice, every year.
農夫每年都種很多穀物，像是小麥和稻米。
a grain of wheatwhole grain
撒鹽顆粒B2noun顆粒；微粒
He put a grain of salt in the soup and tasted it.
他在湯裡放了一粒鹽，然後嚐了嚐味道。
a grain of salta grain of sand
木頭紋理B2noun紋理；紋路
The carpenter looked closely at the grain of the wood before cutting it.
木匠在裁切前仔細看了木頭的紋理。
the grain of woodagainst the grain
片語
against the grain逆紋而行 →違反常理或直覺
whole grain全穀顆粒 →未精製的完整穀物
wood grain木紋紋路 →木材表面的紋路
你會不會這樣說？
Rice is a type of ___ that many countries grow. (grain / gain)
看答案
grain
指穀物顆粒，指獲得，兩字只差一個字母容易看錯。
'The carpenter looked closely at the grain of the wood before cutting it.' 這裡的 grain 意思最接近？(A) 穀物 (B) 顆粒 (C) 紋理
看答案
(C)
此句描述木頭表面的紋路，對應「紋理」義項，而非穀物或顆粒。
字族
grainy 顆粒狀的；粗粒感的