- [usually before noun]
connected with electricity; using, produced by or producing electricity 電的;用電的;電動的;發電的 an electric car/vehicle 電動汽車/車輛 an electric guitar 電吉他 an electric light/motor 電燈/電動機 an electric current/charge 電流;電荷 The wind turbine supplies the farm with electric power. 風力渦輪機爲農場提供電力。 Electrically charged particles have electric fields around them as a result of their charge. 帶電粒子由於帶電,周圍有電場。 an electric generator 發電機 an electric plug/socket/switch (= that carries electricity) 電源插頭/插座/開關
full of excitement; making people excited synonym electrifying充滿刺激的;令人激動的 The atmosphere was electric. 氣氛很熱烈。 The news had an electric effect on the waiting crowd. 這個消息對等候的人群産生了強烈的影響。
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin electricus, from Latin electrum ‘amber’, from Greek ēlektron (because rubbing amber causes electrostatic phenomena).