| 单词 | electronic |
| 释义 | electronic (once / 381 pages) adj Electronic things work because of electricity that's transmitted using tiny parts. The keyboard you play in your band is electronic, and so is the calculator you use in math class. The adjective electronic describes machines and devices that require electrical currents to run, and that use microchips and transistors to direct that current. There are electronic parts in many areas of our lives — cars use electronic devices, and so do computers, radios, televisions, and cell phones. Electronic instruments like synthesizers have lead to an entire genre of music that's also known as electronic. The word itself was first used in the 1930's to mean "pertaining to electrons." WORD FAMILYelectronic: electronically, electronics, microelectronic+/microelectronic: microelectronics USAGE EXAMPLESDr. Michael E. Busha, a primary care physician at IU Health in Indianapolis, asked quietly as he updated Mr. Johnson’s electronic record. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Electronic toys and games played outside school plus the availability of knockoff German army clothes may stoke curiosity about the Nazis, Liang said. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) The mammoth technology industry confab, formerly the International Consumer Electronics Show, used to be centered on big-screen televisions, appliances and speakers. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons electronic devices 2adj of or concerned with electrons electronic energy |
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