名詞 carbon:

1. an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
   同義詞：C, atomic number 6
2. a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper
   同義詞：carbon paper
3. a copy made with carbon paper
   同義詞：carbon copy

1. Carbon has 4 valencies.
   碳的化合價是四價。
2. She's a carbon copy of her sister.
   她跟她姐姐一模一樣。
3. Carbon has a valence of four.
   碳的化合價是四價。
4. You receive the top copy of the receipt, and we keep the carbon.
   你把這收據(jù)上面的原件收下，我們保留下面的復(fù)寫件。
5. Soft drinks contain carbon dioxide.
   軟飲料中含有二氧化碳。
6. Plants can absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
   植物可以吸收二氧化碳釋放氧氣。
7. I make a carbon copy of my documents.
   我用復(fù)寫紙復(fù)寫文件。
8. The stick of carbon is often used in an electric arc lamp.
   碳精棒常用于電弧燈。

car.bon

n.（名詞）
Symbol C A naturally abundant nonmetallic element that occurs in many inorganic and in all organic compounds, exists freely as graphite and diamond and as a constituent of coal, limestone, and petroleum, and is capable of chemical self-bonding to form an enormous number of chemically, biologically, and commercially important molecules. Atomic number '; atomic weight 2.05; sublimation point above 3,500=C; boiling point 4,827=C; specific gravity of amorphous carbon .8 to 2., of diamond 3.5 to 3.53, of graphite .9 to 2.3; valence 2, 3, 4.See table at element
符號 C 碳：一種在自然界很豐富的非金屬元素，存在于很多無機化合物和有機化合物中，以石墨和金剛石的形式以及作為煤，石灰?guī)r和石油的一種成份大量存在，能在化學(xué)上自我結(jié)合而形成大量化學(xué)上，生物上和商業(yè)上重要的分子，原子序數(shù)'；原子量2.05；升華點高于3,500=C；沸點4,827=C；非結(jié)晶質(zhì)碳的比重為.8至2.，鉆石的比重為3.5至3.53，石墨的比重為.9至2.3；化合價為2，3，4參見 element

A sheet of carbon paper.
復(fù)寫紙
A copy made by using carbon paper.
復(fù)寫本，副本：用復(fù)寫紙復(fù)印的一份
Electricity
【電學(xué)】
Either of two rods through which current flows to form an arc, as in lighting or welding.
碳精棒：兩根棒的任一根，電流流經(jīng)該棒形成電弧，如在閃電或焊接時
A carbonaceous electrode in an electric cell.
碳（精電）極：電池里的碳質(zhì)電極

來源：
French carbone
法語 carbone
from Latin carbô carbôn- [a coal, charcoal] * see ker- 3
源自 拉丁語 carbô carbôn- [煤，木炭] *參見 ker- 3

【引伸】
car.bonous