- [usually before noun]
connected with electricity; using, produced by or producing electricity 电的;用电的;电动的;发电的 an electric car/vehicle 电动汽车/车辆 an electric guitar 电吉他 an electric light/motor 电灯/电动机 an electric current/charge 电流;电荷 The wind turbine supplies the farm with electric power. 风力涡轮机为农场提供电力。 Electrically charged particles have electric fields around them as a result of their charge. 带电粒子由于带电,周围有电场。 an electric generator 发电机 an electric plug/socket/switch (= that carries electricity) 电源插头/插座/开关
full of excitement; making people excited synonym electrifying充满刺激的;令人激动的 The atmosphere was electric. 气氛很热烈。 The news had an electric effect on the waiting crowd. 这个消息对等候的人群产生了强烈的影响。
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin electricus, from Latin electrum ‘amber’, from Greek ēlektron (because rubbing amber causes electrostatic phenomena).