单词 | current |
释义 | Word Frequency current(ˈkʌrənt) adjective 1. of the immediate present; in progress current events 2. most recent; up-to-date 3. commonly known, practised, or accepted; widespread a current rumour 4. circulating and valid at present current coins noun 5. (esp of water or air) a steady usually natural flow 6. a mass of air, body of water, etc, that has a steady flow in a particular direction 7. the rate of flow of such a mass 8. Also called: electric current physics a. a flow of electric charge through a conductor b. the rate of flow of this charge. It is measured in amperes Symbol: I9. a general trend or drift currents of opinion Derived forms currently (ˈcurrently) adverb currentness (ˈcurrentness) noun Word origin C13: from Old French corant, literally: running, from corre to run, from Latin currere |
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