generator
- 英式英标[\'dʒɛnəretɚ]
- 美式音标[\'dʒenəreɪtə]
中文词源
generator 发电机
来自generate, 产生，生育。
英文词源
- 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.
实用例句
- 1. An automatic voltage regulator ensured a constant output from the generator.
- 一个自动电压调节器保证了发电机电流输出的稳定。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. They have a generator when the electricity fails.
- 他们有一台发电机，以备停电时所需。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. This is an alternating current generator.
- 这是一台交流发电机.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. He brought it down, hooked it up, and we got the generator going.
- 他把它拿下来，连接好，我们的发电机就开始运转了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The hospital has a backup generator in case there is a power failure.
- 医院有备用发电机以防停电.
来自《简明英汉词典》