kinetic

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

kinetic — 形容詞

  • 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

運動的；動力的

與物體運動或能量有關的

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.

一輛高速行駛的貨車擁有巨大的動能。

collocation: kinetic energy

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

鐵鎚的動能將釘子深深釘入木板。

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.