🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

双键

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shuāng jiàn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Double bond/ˈdʌb.əl bɒnd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"乙烯分子中包含一个碳碳双键。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A covalent bond between two atoms involving four bonding electrons as opposed to two in a single bond.

    "Ethene contains a carbon-carbon double bond that restricts rotation around the axis."
  2. 2

    A situation or relationship involving two strong commitments, constraints, or obligations simultaneously.

    "The company found itself caught in a double bond of regulatory compliance and aggressive growth targets."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'double', originating from Latin 'duplus' meaning 'twofold', and 'bond', deriving from Middle English 'bond' or 'band' relating to fastening or tying. In chemistry, the concept emerged during the late 19th century as valence theory developed to describe chemical structures involving multiple shared electron pairs between atoms.

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