English Dictionary

electric

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪˈlɛktɹɪk/

名詞

くだけた表現 通常 定冠詞付き 可算名詞 稀用 古語

(informal, usually with definite article) Electricity; the electricity supply. / (rare, countable) An electric car. / An electric toothbrush. / An electric typewriter.

日本語の意味

電気（電力供給や電気エネルギーとしての意味） / （稀に名詞として使用される場合の）電気自動車 / （稀に名詞として使用される場合の）電動歯ブラシ / （稀に名詞として使用される場合の）電動タイプライター

The electric went out during the storm and left us in the dark for an hour.

嵐の間、電気が止まり、私たちは1時間暗闇にいました。

意味（1）

(informal, usually with definite article) Electricity; the electricity supply.

We had to sit in the dark because the electric was cut off.

意味（2）

(rare, countable) An electric car.

There were electric vehicles around, but four-wheel drive electrics were pretty damned rare, and the snow was deep enough to stop anything that didn't have a minimum of four big wheels spinning at all times.

意味（3）

An electric toothbrush.

The beautiful VIOlight bathroom unit takes up very little space (it's about the size of a cup), yet it holds up to 4 toothbrushes - even electrics!

意味（4）

An electric typewriter.

Richard's old Olivetti electric had been put aside for the time being on top of one of the filing cabinets. “It serves the purpose,” Richard said. He nodded at the word processor.

意味（5）

(archaic) A substance or object which can be electrified; an insulator or non-conductor, like amber or glass.

意味（6）

(fencing) Fencing with the use of a body wire, box, and related equipment to detect when a weapon has touched an opponent.

electrics （ plural ）