中英互译
electricity
英 /ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/美 /ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/
基本释义
- n.电,电流,电力;强烈感情
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词语例句
电,电流,电力un.
高中六级四级We moved into a cabin with electricity but no running water.
我们搬进了一间有电但是没有自来水的小木屋。
We were raised on books and computers, highways and cell phones, but now we were living in a village without running water or electricity.
我们在书本、电脑、高速公路和手机的陪伴下长大,但现在我们生活在一个没有自来水和电的村庄。
For instance, Benjamin Franklin used a kite to prove that lightening is electricity.
例如,本杰明·富兰克林用一个风筝证明了闪电是电力。
强烈感情un.
You can feel the electricity in this classroom.
你可以感受到教室里的兴奋之情。
- He cannot fix the electricity.他不会修理电路。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- Copper conducts electricity well.铜的导电性能好。来自《牛津词典》
- It works by electricity.这是电动的。来自《牛津词典》
相关短语
- electricity generation产电;电力生产
- electricity meter电度表;电表
- atmospheric electricity大气电学;天电;大气中的电荷
- Electricity Market电力市场
- Electricity Museum电力博物馆
词语扩展
n.
电力;电流;强烈的紧张情绪
词义分布
电力
55.9%
电
39.2%
电流
3.7%
电学
1.2%
英英释义
- n.a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
- n.energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
- n.keen and shared excitement
- n.energy that is used for producing heat and light, and to provide power for machines
电
词源
- electricity电,电能来自词根electro, 电。
- electricity电古希腊人常用琥珀制作爱情护符,确信戴着这种护符的人可以引来爱人。他们发现,磨擦琥珀可以吸引羽毛、线头等小东西,磨擦时会放出火花。他们就把这种磨擦起电的现象叫做elektron.来自希腊语elektor,意即“发光的太阳”,进入拉丁语后写作electrum.英语演变为electricity。
- electricity电,电流;电学词根词缀: -electr-电 + -ic + -ity