generator
英 ['d?en?re?t?]
美['d??n?ret?]
- n. 發(fā)電機；發(fā)生器；生產(chǎn)者
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?generators;
中文詞源
generator 發(fā)電機
來自generate, 產(chǎn)生，生育。
英文詞源
- generator (n.)
- 1640s, "person who begets, causes, or produces," from Latin generator "a begetter, producer," agent noun from past participle stem of generare "to bring forth" (see generation). Meaning "machine that generates power" first recorded 1794; sense of "machine that generates electric energy" is from 1879. Fem. generatrix attested from 1650s.
雙語例句
- 1. An automatic voltage regulator ensured a constant output from the generator.
- 一個自動電壓調(diào)節(jié)器保證了發(fā)電機電流輸出的穩(wěn)定。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They have a generator when the electricity fails.
- 他們有一臺發(fā)電機，以備停電時所需。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. This is an alternating current generator.
- 這是一臺交流發(fā)電機.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. He brought it down, hooked it up, and we got the generator going.
- 他把它拿下來，連接好，我們的發(fā)電機就開始運轉(zhuǎn)了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The hospital has a backup generator in case there is a power failure.
- 醫(yī)院有備用發(fā)電機以防停電.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》