kilowatt
kilowatt — 名詞
- kilowattsingular
- kilowattsplural
1. a standard unit that tells you how much electrical power a device, machine, or s
千瓦
電力的計量單位，等於1000瓦
a standard unit that tells you how much electrical power a device, machine, or system uses or produces; one kilowatt equals 1,000 watts and is roughly enough to run a small electric heater at full heat.
Beatriz installed solar panels that produce up to 4 kilowatts of electricity on a sunny day.
Beatriz 安裝了太陽能板，晴天時最多可產生 4 千瓦的電力。
collocation: [number] + kilowatts of + [electricity/power]
A 3-kilowatt generator kept the emergency lights running during the storm.
一台 3 千瓦的發電機在暴風雨期間維持了緊急照明。
hyphenated compound modifier: [number]-kilowatt + [noun]
Before upgrading his workshop, Sahil calculated how many kilowatts the new machines would need.
在升級他的工作室之前，Sahil 計算了新機器需要多少千瓦的電力。
Homeowners in Taiwan can install a solar system of up to 50 kilowatts without government permission.
在台灣，住戶不需政府許可就能安裝最高 50 千瓦的太陽能系統。
plural countable: up to [number] kilowatts
- [number] kilowatts of power/electricity
- kilowatt output
- kilowatt rating
- per kilowatt
文法句型
[number] + kilowatt(s) + of + [power/electricity]
[number]-kilowatt + [noun]
用法筆記
Often abbreviated to kW in writing. When used as a compound modifier before a noun, add a hyphen between the number and 'kilowatt' (e.g., a 5-kilowatt motor, a 2-kilowatt heater). Distinguish from kilowatt-hour (kWh), which measures total energy used over time, not instantaneous power.