单词 | electric |
释义 | e·lec·tric (ĭ-lĕktrĭk) adj. 1. also e·lec·tri·cal (-trĭ-kəl) Of, relating to, producing, or operated by electricity: electric current; an electrical device. 2. a. Of or related to sound created or altered by an electrical or electronic device. b. Amplified by an electronic device: an electric guitar. 3. a. Emotionally exciting; thrilling: an electric reading of the play. b. Exceptionally tense; highly charged with emotion: an atmosphere electric with suspicion. n. An electrically powered machine or vehicle: Our mower is an electric. [New Latin ēlectricus, deriving from amber, as by rubbing, from Latin ēlectrum, amber, from Greek ēlektron.] e·lectri·cal·ly adv. |
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