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cat·a·lyst AHD[kătʹl-ĭst] D.J.[ˈkætlɪst]K.K.[ˈkætlɪst]n.（名词）- Chemistry A substance, usually used in small amounts relative to the reactants, that modifies and increases the rate of a reaction without being consumed in the process.【化学】 催化剂：一种与反应物相关、通常以小剂量使用的物质，用来改变和加快反应速度，而自身在反应过程中不被消耗
- One that precipitates a process or event, especially without being involved in or changed by the consequences.触媒：加速一个过程或事件的进度，但自身并未卷入或不被其后果改变的物质
- From catalysis 源自 catalysis
catalyst, ferment, leaven, leavening, yeast- The central meaning shared by these nouns is "an agent that stimulates or precipitates a reaction, development, or change": 这些名词共有的中心意思是“剌激或加速反应、发展或变化速度的动因”： a serious breach of trust that was the catalyst for the divorce;成为离婚催化剂的一次严重的背信行为；love, the most powerful ferment;爱，最有力的改变媒介；the leaven of reform working in their minds;变革的媒介在他们的头脑中运作；a leavening of humor;幽默的发酵剂；the yeast of revolution. 引发革命的介质
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