electricity

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌiːlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/|/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/|/ˌɛlɪkˈtɹɪsɪti/|/əˌlɛkˈtɹɪs(ə)ti/    美 /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/|[ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪɾi]|[ɪˌlɛkˈt͡ʃɹɪsɪɾi]|/iˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/|[iˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪɾi]|/əˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/|[əˌlɛkˈtɹɪsəɾi]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now understood to be a phenomenon caused by the distribution and movement of charged subatomic particles and their interaction with the electromagnetic field. uncountable,usually
    — Again, the concretion of Ice will not endure a dry attrition without liquation ; for if it be rubbed long with a cloth, it melteth. But Cryſtal will calefie unto electricity ; that is, a power to attract ſtraws or light bodies, and convert the needle freely placed.
  2. The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena. uncountable,usually
    — He took up the job of studying electricity in college.
  3. A feeling of excitement; a thrill. uncountable,usually
    — Opening night for the new production had an electricity unlike other openings.
  4. Electrical power, as supplied by power stations or generators. uncountable,usually
    — This heater draws more than a thousand watts of electricity.
  5. Electrical energy, as supplied by power stations or generators. uncountable,usually
    — Last year this portion of the grid consumed more than a thousand megawatt-hours of electricity.
  6. The supply of electricity, as a utility. attributive,often,uncountable,usually
    — Electricity bosses set to make record profits.

词形变化

electricities plural

词汇关系

衍生词
antiferroelectricity bioelectricity clean electricity dielectricity electret electricity-generating electricity meter electricity pylon electrickery ferrielectricity ferroelectricity flexoelectricity geoelectricity grid electricity hydricity hydroelectricity magnetoelectricity magnetricity myoelectricity paraelectricity photoelectricity piezoelectricity pyroelectricity radioelectricity static electricity thermoelectricity triboelectricity Triscuit volta-electricity
相关词
alternating current circuit current direct current earth electric circuit electric current energy hydro power vacuum vending machines electric electron

词源

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor.
Latin ēlectrum
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icus
New Latin ēlectricusbor.
English electric
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Latin -itāsder.
Old French -itebor.
Middle English -ite
English -ity
English electricity
From electric + -ity.
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