kinetic

/kɪˈnetɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /kɪˈnetɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /kə-ˈne-tik also kī-/ (ame, mw)

kinetic — adjective

  • kineticpositive
  • more kineticcomparative
  • most kineticsuperlative

1. connected with the movement of physical objects or with the energy that objects

1.形容詞C1
釋義

connected with the movement of physical objects or with the energy that objects have when they are moving — for example, the kinetic energy of a car speeding downhill

例句

A lorry moving at high speed has huge amounts of kinetic energy.

collocation: kinetic energy

The kinetic energy of the hammer drove the nail deep into the wooden board.

同義詞
  • motive

    used for forces that cause motion, while kinetic describes the motion itself or the energy of moving objects

  • dynamic

    broader term covering forces and change; kinetic focuses specifically on physical movement

反義詞
  • static

    describes something not moving or changing

  • stationary

    describes something that is not moving, at rest

文法句型

kinetic + noun

常見錯誤

❌My new puppy is very kinetic.
✅My new puppy is very energetic.
💡kinetic is mainly used in scientific contexts about physical motion, not for describing living things.