megawatt

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megawatt — 名詞

  • megawattsingular
  • megawattsplural

1. a way to measure how much electric power something can produce or use, with one

1.名詞C1
釋義

百萬瓦

電功率單位，等於一百萬瓦特

a way to measure how much electric power something can produce or use, with one megawatt being the same as a million watts; the term is normally applied to large generators such as power stations and wind farms.

例句

The new solar farm near Hui's village can supply about 80 megawatts at peak sunlight.

Hui 村莊附近的新太陽能電廠在陽光最強時可供電約八十百萬瓦。

[number] megawatts of [power] for output capacity

Engineers told Ayana that the wind turbines on the hillside could generate fifteen megawatts together.

工程師告訴 Ayana，山坡上的風力發電機合計可發出十五百萬瓦。

verb 'generate' + numeric megawatt amount

同義詞
  • MW

    standard abbreviation used in technical writing and on equipment labels

文法句型

a [number] megawatt [facility/plant]

[number] megawatts of [power/electricity]

用法筆記

Used for large-scale electrical capacity. Distinguish from 'megawatt-hour' (MWh), which measures energy delivered over time, not instantaneous power.

常見錯誤

❌The lamp uses two megawatts.
✅The lamp uses two watts.
💡megawatts describe industrial-scale power, not household appliances.
❌The plant produced 500 megawatts last year.
✅The plant produced 500 megawatt-hours last year.
💡total output over time is measured in megawatt-hours, not megawatts.