[單字] poisonous和toxic的分別?

看板Eng-Class作者 (幻滅之後,重生)時間11年前 (2014/11/19 01:55), 編輯推噓4(409)
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以下是我在網站找到的這兩個字的差別: summary: 1.Poisonous and toxic essentially refer to any substance or action that will cause you or anything else harm. These terms are often used interchangeably. 2.Toxic has a broader definition whereas poisonous usually refers to only biological agents. 3.Poison has long been a weapon of choice for mankind while toxic substances were only recently classed and regulated. 來源:http://www.differencebetween.net/science/ difference-between-toxic-and-poisonous/#ixzz3JRXNdTJq 以下為我的解讀 第一點說的重點是說大部分時候,這兩個字是可以通用的。 第二點toxoc較為廣義,但是poisonous是專指biological agents (請問什麼)是biological agents?) 第三點poison早就被用來當作人類的武器,但是toxic最近最近才被 「歸類」並「規範」(?) 我應該是對這兩個字的定義優些誤解, 所以還是無法很確切及具體的說出兩者的差別 可否煩請版友解惑,謝謝 -- 留得住的叫幸福 流逝的叫遺憾 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 101.8.143.247 ※ 文章網址: http://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Eng-Class/M.1416333357.A.03E.html

11/19 06:22, , 1F
水銀,鉛,鐳 -- environmental toxin
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11/19 06:23, , 2F
DDT, Orange Agent, Arsenic -- poisonous substances
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11/19 06:24, , 3F
哈哈, 錯了。 是Agent Orange
11/19 06:24, 3F

11/19 10:46, , 4F
They are often used interchangeably.
11/19 10:46, 4F

11/19 11:33, , 5F
不過專業名詞上 如某某東西萃取出的毒素 就會用toxin
11/19 11:33, 5F

11/19 11:34, , 6F
而不會用 poison 像botulinum toxin, cholera toxin等
11/19 11:34, 6F

11/19 11:45, , 7F
http://ppt.cc/Lzhp 這篇似乎講得更完整點
11/19 11:45, 7F

11/19 12:11, , 8F
以poison(nous)為基礎,它意思就僅僅是「接觸足夠的
11/19 12:11, 8F

11/19 12:13, , 9F
量,會對生物造成傷害」沒有說更多了。再來toxin有
11/19 12:13, 9F

11/19 12:15, , 10F
兩種用法:(1)toxin為poison底下一種-生物製造
11/19 12:15, 10F

11/19 12:17, , 11F
的;(2)任何poison都是toxin,而對toxin做出各種
11/19 12:17, 11F

11/19 12:21, , 12F
區分。前種根據http://ppt.cc/QpWm,是獸醫學和動物
11/19 12:21, 12F

11/19 12:23, , 13F
學上的區分。後者,大概是毒物學裡的用法?
11/19 12:23, 13F
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